I wouldnt lose any sleep over it.

 

prefill is always a good idea

 

LOL - I wondered what you meant by "been sitting that way for awhile." I was thinking hours, not days! I still think you're fine, I just didn't expect that response.

 

your fine...you pour the oil over the cams and it drains through the motor to the pan anways. just always fill the oil filter before installing, but not too full

 

^or...it will spill?

 

hhmm learn something new everyday. near thought about filling half of the oil filter, even though I never had a problem always best to take as many precautions as possible.

 

lolol yea i basically drained all the drivetrain and engine fluid - rear diff, t case, trans, and motor and then i got raelly busy so it sat there for a few days lol

 

y only 4 qt isn't it like 4.73qt

 

I always unhook the crank angle sensor and crank the car over in 30 sec intervals until the oil light goes out then hook it back up and fire it up. Prefiling the filter is a good idea as well.

 

i just like to do 4 to start and see where the oil stands after i crank it, so i dont overfill. like to keep it in the middle

 

dang hardcore - but i bet your car thanks you for it

 

do you cover any of the drain holes with a rag or something? When I leave my car for an hour or so I sometimes wonder if any bugs might try to get up in there. The gear oil smells sweet...in a "I would like to lose some brain cells so I should huff that" kind of way.

 

its doing more harm than good.

 

haha nah.. i mean the car's in the garage up on all for jacks pretty high up so it'd take a lot work for a bug to get there.. i'm sure it's possible, but i dont know why they would, the fluids are pretty gross haha.. and yea omg gear oil is probably one of the nastiest smells ever.. i was taking my sweet time under the car and i felt really nauseous after

 

Every car does it after an oil chang, but on my cars i just pull the injector fuses crank it long enough to prime the oil pump then put my injector fuse back in. the crank sensor works to but i wouldnt want it to throw a light.