Filling new oil fiter before installing

[timb]

With gas car/truck engines I've always filled every filter, keep letting it soak in and top it up as much as needed until it doesn't absorb any more - and I can still get the filter on without spilling (depends on filter orientation). Then I disable the ignition and crank the engine over in short spurts (less than 20 seconds with a break in between to preserve the starter) until pressure comes up. Only then do I actually start the engine under load. Overkill? Maybe /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif - but I've always heard that most of the wear/damage on most engines is from the "oil starvation" time when you first start it. I figure it can't hurt to ease the pain a bit after an actual oil change.

Can a diesel be "cranked" like that without letting it start? (do you disable the power to the fuel pump or ???) Best I suppose would be to relieve compression (keeping the load off the bearings) by backing off the injectors but isn't that a no-no?

 

[chrisjbell]

<font color="blue"> Can a diesel be "cranked" like that without letting it start? </font>

This is actually a trick I learned off TBN at some point. What I do when I start my tractor is to let it "glow" for about 10 seconds (it doesn't get very cold here - almost never freezes), then crank it with the ignition kill switch in the "off" position for about five seconds. Then I pop the kill switch in and the engine fires right up. This circulates the oil a bit. Don't know how much it helps, but probably doesn't hurt...