# Should You Really Be Pre-Filling Your Oil Filter?

> I've performed countless oil changes in my personal vehicles over the last 45 years. I had the process drilled into my head at an early age by changing the oil in my family's dirt-track race car several times throughout…

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- **Published:** 2025-05-26
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #filling #filter #being #changes #changing #countless #dirt #drilled
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