 Oil change thoughts and observations, Ramblings of a greasy madman |
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 Mar 15 2004, 05:38 AM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin  Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196  |
As I was laying in my 40 degree garage today, changing the oil in my Camaro that had been parked since the night before, I remembered that most people seem to recommend changing oil when it is hot, so it drains better.
Now, my question is. If oil is thin when cold (for start up protection) and gets thicker when it heats up, is it really a good idea to change it "hot". It did seem to take a while for the last of the oil to drain today, but I'm not sure that it should have. It was just an observation, early today, before I really woke up. So, if it is thin cold, and "thick" hot, shouldn't we change it cold? Or should we? Just wondered what everyone else thought..... (Nata, if this "takes off", kick it to engines or I will, it's a "general question" for now, isn't it?) |
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Mar 18 2004, 05:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 827 Joined: 30-December 03 From: Bellevue WA Member No.: 73 |
I have always changed my oil when cold. I just leave the drain pan under the oil pan for a little bit while I consume the next beer to drip for a while. IMHO the amount left in the pan is negligable.
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trackbird Oil change thoughts and observations Mar 15 2004, 05:38 AM
Teutonic Speedracer Trackbird,
You have the hot/cold backwards. Oil ... Mar 15 2004, 11:14 AM sgarnett Actually, you're both right
The base stock, ... Mar 15 2004, 11:51 AM robz71lm7 Pull up a MSDS on 5w30 10w30 or whatever you use. ... Mar 15 2004, 01:03 PM trackbird I was thinking about the "thickeners" (a... Mar 15 2004, 04:20 PM zlexiss Let me try to add my version of it:
Multigrade oi... Mar 16 2004, 12:27 AM DryStout QUOTE (trackbird @ Mar 15 2004, 12:38 AM)Now,... Mar 18 2004, 04:26 PM
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