Always prime your motor with oil before you crank it for the first time!

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Guess what happened to me... Before I started my engine for the first time I flushed it out with new oil. Yep filled the whole thing up and drained it all out. I got paint on my oil filter when painting the motor so I said, 'what the heck and swapped the filter too.'

I then installed a new filter and filled it back up with oil. Before I cranked it I used my priming tool (spins the oil pump with an electric drill) just to make sure it was good and lubed up before my first start. That's when I heard the horrible noise of oil spraying everywhere... I climbed under the truck and guess what... The rubber ring from the old filter (which keep in mind the filter had ZERO miles on it) was still on the block when I installed the new filter. So guess what this guy had to do....

Yep, I had to drain a whole new oil change out of the motor, take off the filter, remove the old rubber filter ring, put the filter back on, refill with oil, and prime it again. Better safe than sorry! I'm glad I primed it first!

Just thought I would share. I have changed oil on all of my vehicles more times than I can count. Been driving for 12 years to give you an idea. This is the first time this has happened to me and it happen to be a bran new motor! Priming a motor can save it in more ways than one!