noticed a small spot on garage, jacked up car and noticed the drips coming from the oil filter (the other day on highway the car in front of me had some sticks/etc falling out back and i remember hearing one hit under the car)... the oil filter has a ding and a flat spot on it where it's having a slow drip.

i know that normally removing the oil filter means a full oil change, but curious on the dry sump setup if i could just remove the filter and top it up or it's just like every other car?....


only reason i ask is the last time i had the oil changed the dealer slightly overfilled it and it was a real pain in the butt, so not sure if i trust em..


if i took it somewhere, what is the proper amount of oil to be used so I can not have the overfill issue again.


thank you.

 

You can remove the oil filter on most any car and truck and not lose more than 1/2 a quart of oil in most cases. No need to change the oil in the sump. Stick a new one on, run the car and check the oil, the fill as needed.

 

thank you... that makes life much easier...

i'll take it to my local guy tomorrow then, ive been checking the level and it's a slow leak but also a very easy fix..



again, thank you.