I'm changing my oil filter for the first time since the rebuild. After pulling the filter element out and prior to draining the crankcase there was about 1 1/2 inches of oil in the bottom of the filter cansiter. Does that sound about right? I guess I was expecting there to be more. It's a Fram remote filter. There must be a check valve to keep the oil from draining back to the crankcase everytime you shut down, correct? Otherwise, how would you know what the oil level should be on the dipstick?
Also, although the oil still looks very clean, it didn't really look like the oil level has ever been very high on the filter.
