I had to change my oil again and up until this change I was using all OEM Honda oil and filters. This time I decided since the engine was broken in I bought an OEM filter from the stealer and I used 10/40 amsoil synthetic motor oil instead of the non sync Honda oil. I ran the quad tonearm up the oil then drained it, changed the filter, put new gasket on the drain plug. The filter says "this side out on it" so I kept that side out even though my manual shows the filter going in the other way but it would not fit even if I tried to put it in the other way. I filled it up with the recommended amount of oil that the manual says to and ran it for about 10 minutes. The manual says to check oil by not screwing the dipstick back in, just pushing in until it stops and pull.out to check. I dont get any oil on the dipstick when I just push it in. If I let it run for 10 minutes and then screw it in and unscrew it and check it i t shows full but not if I just push it in until it stops. When I open up the oil filter cover oil poursnout of it and when I check the fill spout there is oil right up to just under the threads of the cap.
Could I have been given a defective oil filter from the dealer that isn’t working and not allowing oil to flow properly? It was working perfectly before I chsnged the oil which is why I think it may be a defective oil filter. Any other ideas? Maybe my oil pump just happened to go bad. How hard is it to change an oil pump? Maybe the pressure release valve is stuck open as well?