Fine dust/dirt fell into oil

[esandes]

I was changing the oil and filter on another car with the filter cannister accessible from the top. It was a tight fit to remove the filter and install the new one.

As I squeezed the new filter element in the housing past dirty hoses in the engine bay, some dirt fell into the oil filter housing. Would this concern you? The amount of dirt would be as much as you'd expect rubbing off of a hose with your hand.

[tractoman]

Hard to say but I would try to get it with a paper towel. Probably not super critical unless a lot of crap fell in.