Same issue, I sit mine on a milk crate, an easy fix for the height issue.
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Always good practice to change the filter with the oil.
New oil is now running thro'. the dirty filter element, so the benefit of the oil change is being lost, and an easy enough job if you're under the bonnet already. 2011 MY D4 HSE
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yeah, always change the filter when changing the oil  --
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Bardley wrote:

Always good practice to change the filter with the oil.
New oil is now running thro'. the dirty filter element, so the benefit of the oil change is being lost, and an easy enough job if you're under the bonnet already.

As an intermediate oil change, primarily as a precaution against oil dilution, I didn’t believe changing the oil filter would provide any additional benefit.
I only do approx.. 8k miles per year, so the filter is well within its lifespan, by the time of the annual service.
I suppose you could say, why not change it, it’s relatively cheap, but as has been said, the filter, at 3k miles is most probably filtering at its optimum condition.

Very sensible approach, the filter should not need changing for these intermediate, low mileage, oil changes. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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So a new filter is working at its best when new. Taking the viewpoint that as it gets clogged with particles, slowing the flow, and so filtering better is plain wrong.

For clarity of this thread about changing oil filters: It is best practice to change an oil filter while you are changing the oil, and not good advice to be leaving the filter because it is within its yearly service interval.

Given the issues that some of these engines have with spun bearing shells, and broken cranks, leaving a filter change is not good advice to be publishing. 2011 MY D4 HSE
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I don't understand this.

Since the filters are designed to be changed at 16000 mile intervals, if someone is changing their oil at 4000 miles, the filter is only 25% through its service life.


Surely that does not warrant replacing it? MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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But the filter will still be contaminated with the old oil and possibly metal fines, surely for sake of a few pounds it makes sense to change the filter at the same time as the oil so you aren’t getting all those contaminants straight into the fresh oil? I was always taught that you change oil and filter at the same time, but with extended service intervals and much better quality oils I haven’t done an intermediate oil on either of my cars in years. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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In years gone by before long service intervals on tractors , the handbooks used to say to change the engine oil every 100hrs and the filter every 200hrs .
If you are changing the oil to prevent build up of fuel contamination the amount of fuel left in from not changing the filter will be next to nothing . If you are doing it because you think there is a lot of metal contaminantes in the oil then change the filter as well MY 18 RRS HSE Dynamic ,MY 16 RRS Autobiography now gone & MY 2005 Discovery 3 HSE that I will be buried in !

Tim in Scotland wrote:

But the filter will still be contaminated with the old oil and possibly metal fines, surely for sake of a few pounds it makes sense to change the filter at the same time as the oil so you aren’t getting all those contaminants straight into the fresh oil? I was always taught that you change oil and filter at the same time, but with extended service intervals and much better quality oils I haven’t done an intermediate oil on either of my cars in years.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

But the filter will still be contaminated with the old oil and possibly metal fines, surely for sake of a few pounds it makes sense to change the filter at the same time as the oil so you aren’t getting all those contaminants straight into the fresh oil? I was always taught that you change oil and filter at the same time, but with extended service intervals and much better quality oils I haven’t done an intermediate oil on either of my cars in years.

I always change the filter if I change the oil regardless of mileage.

Jim

I have done an intermediate oil change, sent oil for testing 4% dilution all other specs OK. However my car is now showing oil service ? Is there a way to reset oil service ? M16 SVD8 ,4.4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.

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