Can an oil filter be removed without dropping oil?

[patrolla Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close patrolla]

Might be a dumb question but I want to change oil filters without dropping the oil.
So can I? Will oil spill everywhere?
Reason is because I got the wrong filter when I did the oil change and didn't have time to go and swap filters but I changed the oil anyways.

[Rusty62 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rusty62]

Yes

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Wat ^ sed

[patrolla Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close patrolla]

Thanks guys.

[reddevil25 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close reddevil25]

Do it in the morning so it's cold and no oil in the filter as over night it will drain in to the sump

[bricat Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bricat]

I would have thought the filter would remain full? Otherwise when th3 engin3 starts you have a delay before oil reaches the engine.

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

Residual oil looks after the bearings on start up and within an extremely short period of time full pressure lubrication is achieved so it's not an issue. Gravity causes the filter to empty when the engine is shut down.