hey Diesel Dan, the easiest thing to do is to fill the filter first with oil before installing it. Also not sure of your set up but i have a electric fuel pump on my engine and i just bleed the IP before starting it. Also you could bleed the IP with the hand pump by loosing the return fuel line on the back of the IP, or easier yet where the return line returns back to the fuel filter and then just pump away until oil starts to flow out of the return line.