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bono83 · 11-06-2009, 11:26 AM

I'm getting ready to do the first oil change on my V6. When you can, I know it's a good idea to fill traditional oil filters with fresh oil so you get oil pressure faster after restart. Does anyone know if you can, or should, fill the V6 oil filter housing with fresh oil when changing it? Thanks in advance.

DEW · 11-06-2009, 11:35 AM

I did not do it when I did my first oil change but its probably not a bad idea. I would think putting the new filter in the housing and pouring a few ounces of new oil in would help build oil pressure faster. Give it a try and let us know how fast your oil pressure gage registers once you start the engine.

alan422 · 11-06-2009, 11:58 AM

I did not put oil in my filter bowl. The pressure came up quickly and was actually quite high before coming down to normal.. One thing I did observe, The V6 has a 6 quart capacity. I drained exactly 5 quarts from the motor with filter change.

sooneRS · 11-06-2009, 12:46 PM

same here.

Mojave · 11-06-2009, 03:26 PM

I did not do it either and you aren't going to be able to "fill it" much anyway. I guess you could get the filter saturated with oil ,but filling it like a standard oil filter wont happen since you take the top off it. My Audi and BMW were the same type of filter setup and I just made sure the car pumps had a chance to turn on before turning to a full start.

97one · 11-06-2009, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan422

I did not put oil in my filter bowl. The pressure came up quickly and was actually quite high before coming down to normal.. One thing I did observe, The V6 has a 6 quart capacity. I drained exactly 5 quarts from the motor with filter change.

I did not put any oil in the filter & pressure came up fast.

I drained 6 quarts (not 5), but I let it drain for app. 1 hr. & oil was hot from driving before the change.

bono83 · 12-03-2009, 06:15 AM

I did my oil change and tryed dumping some oil in the V6 filter housing. The oil just drains down internally so I guess you can't fill it up for faster oil pressure. I must say, I love this filter setup. No oil dripping all over and running down the side of the block and oil pan like our Chevy Venture.

devildoc · 12-03-2009, 07:37 AM

Where exactly is the filter placed....on top or below?

67 Convertible · 12-03-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by devildoc

Where exactly is the filter placed....on top or below?

The filter is on top, to the right of your engine cover at about the center of the engine.

bono83 · 12-03-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 67 Convertible

The filter is on top, to the right of your engine cover at about the center of the engine.

To be more precise, it's on the driver side of the engine near the fill cap. It's silver in color with a 24mm hex cap. You can't miss it.

mike25 · 12-03-2009, 09:33 AM

Don't fill it with oil, and make sure you smear fresh oil around the sealing o ring.

tjd24 · 12-03-2009, 11:11 AM

OK - I admit it - I've never had the desire to change my own oil until this car though so far have let the dealer do it. Given the Oil Filter replacement seems easy to do - a question - where do you guys bring the old oil for proper disposal - your dealer or where?

deljaso · 12-03-2009, 11:38 AM

Auto Zone or any similar store.
They just let you walk in back and dump it in a barrel, it doesn't cost anything.

gwbates3 · 12-06-2009, 12:20 PM

I took mine into the dealer yesterday with just under 1800 miles. Service guy said they were not recommended that early but no problem. I got free changes and rotation for 1st year so wanted to take advantage of it. Warmed it up first to just under mid point on the gauge cluster oil temp.

OIL CAME OUT LOOKING CRAPPY...wish I had gone in earlier.

This was the first one the service tech had done. He spotted the canister and pulled the element...no visible signs in the filter of metal or sand. He did say that they were seeing some residual casting sand / silicon in some of the other non-camaro models!!!

If I had to do it over I'd change it 2 or 3 times before I hit 3K; probabbly @ 500, 1500 and 3k, then go to the recommended frequency.

just my $0.02.

11-06-2009, 11:26 AM	#1
bono83 Drives: 1969 Chevelle, 2010 1LT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 378	V6 Oil Filter Housing - Fill w/ oil when changing oil? I'm getting ready to do the first oil change on my V6. When you can, I know it's a good idea to fill traditional oil filters with fresh oil so you get oil pressure faster after restart. Does anyone know if you can, or should, fill the V6 oil filter housing with fresh oil when changing it? Thanks in advance. __________________ Order: 5/23/09 - Deposit given with order at dealer. 1100: 6/26/09 - Order placed by dealer - no allocation 2000: 8/15/09 - Accepted by GM. 2500: 8/18/09 - Preferenced. 3000: 8/18/09 - Accepted by Production Control. 3100: 9/9/09 - Available to Sequence. 3300: 9/9/09 - Scheduled for Production. 3400: 9/19/09 - Broadcast. 3800: 9/29/09 - Produced. 4000: 9/29/09 - Available to Ship. 4150: 9/29/09 - Original Invoice. 4200: 10/6/09 - Shipped. 5000: 10/13/09 - Delivered to Dealer. 6000: 10/13/09 - Delivered to Customer.

11-06-2009, 11:35 AM	#2
DEW Drives: Hoopdee Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 263	I did not do it when I did my first oil change but its probably not a bad idea. I would think putting the new filter in the housing and pouring a few ounces of new oil in would help build oil pressure faster. Give it a try and let us know how fast your oil pressure gage registers once you start the engine. __________________ 2LT - CYBER GRAY METALLIC - BLACK RALLY STRIPES - MANUAL TRANNY - POLISHED 19" WHEELS BUILD - 6/12/2009 Airaid V2, Flowmaster AT

11-06-2009, 12:46 PM	#4
sooneRS Drives: Black Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 181	same here. __________________ Order# NKFJ16

11-06-2009, 03:26 PM	#5
Mojave San Diego Head Tuners Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS ,NPP,MagRide, A8 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 2,440 View My Garage	I did not do it either and you aren't going to be able to "fill it" much anyway. I guess you could get the filter saturated with oil ,but filling it like a standard oil filter wont happen since you take the top off it. My Audi and BMW were the same type of filter setup and I just made sure the car pumps had a chance to turn on before turning to a full start. __________________ 2016 1SS A8, NPP, MagRide, Black Rims My 5th Camaro (3 Gen5, 1 Gen4) Member of San Diego Head Tuners https://www.youtube.com/c/MojaveKY https://www.instagram.com/mojaveky/ https://twitter.com/MojaveKY http://dinowax.refr.cc/bryanm 15% off DinoWax orders

12-03-2009, 06:15 AM	#7
bono83 Drives: 1969 Chevelle, 2010 1LT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 378	I did my oil change and tryed dumping some oil in the V6 filter housing. The oil just drains down internally so I guess you can't fill it up for faster oil pressure. I must say, I love this filter setup. No oil dripping all over and running down the side of the block and oil pan like our Chevy Venture. __________________ Order: 5/23/09 - Deposit given with order at dealer. 1100: 6/26/09 - Order placed by dealer - no allocation 2000: 8/15/09 - Accepted by GM. 2500: 8/18/09 - Preferenced. 3000: 8/18/09 - Accepted by Production Control. 3100: 9/9/09 - Available to Sequence. 3300: 9/9/09 - Scheduled for Production. 3400: 9/19/09 - Broadcast. 3800: 9/29/09 - Produced. 4000: 9/29/09 - Available to Ship. 4150: 9/29/09 - Original Invoice. 4200: 10/6/09 - Shipped. 5000: 10/13/09 - Delivered to Dealer. 6000: 10/13/09 - Delivered to Customer.

11-06-2009, 11:58 AM	#3
alan422 Drives: Rally Yellow LT2 RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 87	I did not put oil in my filter bowl. The pressure came up quickly and was actually quite high before coming down to normal.. One thing I did observe, The V6 has a 6 quart capacity. I drained exactly 5 quarts from the motor with filter change.

12-03-2009, 07:37 AM	#8
devildoc Drives: '12 Toyota Tacoma Dbl Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 1,275 View My Garage	Where exactly is the filter placed....on top or below? __________________ MRT V2\|Trifecta Tune\|Airaid\|ARH LTs\|Eibach Sways STANDING 1/4MI: 13.948@99.87 6600RPM HP/TQ Gains - 30.54HP/24.3TQ (NOT PEAK)

12-03-2009, 09:33 AM	#11
mike25 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubba V Posts: 2,869	Don't fill it with oil, and make sure you smear fresh oil around the sealing o ring. __________________ 2LT/RS M6 CGM VIN#53104 SOLD 2012 Black 2SS/RS w/ Hurst- Mods: Corsa catback, SSE, Vararam

12-03-2009, 11:11 AM	#12
tjd24 Thank you Oshawa/St.Cats! Drives: was 2010 2LT RS 2G1FC1EV4A9103434 Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW NJ Posts: 3,481 View My Garage	OK - I admit it - I've never had the desire to change my own oil until this car though so far have let the dealer do it. Given the Oil Filter replacement seems easy to do - a question - where do you guys bring the old oil for proper disposal - your dealer or where? __________________ #3434 Born 4-15-2009, Delivered 5-22-2009 BBOMG 2/3/4 - Traded-in 8/31/2019:

12-03-2009, 11:38 AM	#13
deljaso Drives: 2010 1LT/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 325	Auto Zone or any similar store. They just let you walk in back and dump it in a barrel, it doesn't cost anything.

12-06-2009, 12:20 PM	#14
gwbates3 Ruby & Blu Imp Drives: 2010 LS3 2SSRS M6 & LLT RS A6 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 293	I took mine into the dealer yesterday with just under 1800 miles. Service guy said they were not recommended that early but no problem. I got free changes and rotation for 1st year so wanted to take advantage of it. Warmed it up first to just under mid point on the gauge cluster oil temp. OIL CAME OUT LOOKING CRAPPY...wish I had gone in earlier. This was the first one the service tech had done. He spotted the canister and pulled the element...no visible signs in the filter of metal or sand. He did say that they were seeing some residual casting sand / silicon in some of the other non-camaro models!!! If I had to do it over I'd change it 2 or 3 times before I hit 3K; probabbly @ 500, 1500 and 3k, then go to the recommended frequency. just my $0.02. __________________ Ruby 2SSRS M6 - Blown & LLT RS A6

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