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| VaccaRabite |
 Nov 2 2005, 01:10 PM
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I bet if I searched, I'd find the answer for this, but I am being lazy.
So, I am going to drop the engine soon, come hell or high water. I need to drain the oil out of it. No problem. But I have always had it burned into my skull that you need to let the oil heat up before draining, and my engine has not run in a year, and won't start right now. Its a dumb question, and I am almost embarrased to ask it, but will bad stuff happen if I just drain it cold? I can't imagine that it would harm anyhting, but better safe then sorry. Zach |
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| rhcb914 |
Nov 2 2005, 01:56 PM
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The real problem with draining cold oil is that it has a higher viscosity when cold. What this means is that it will drain out slower and you won't get as much of it out as you would with a warm engine.
don't worry...your engine won't explode the next time you start it...unless you forget to add oil back in. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) |
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Vacca Rabite draining old, cold oil Nov 2 2005, 01:10 PM
olav I drained my oil while cold, like a bad boy, had n... Nov 2 2005, 01:13 PM Buckeye '73 From "Preserving the Porsche" by F.A. Porsche
"..... Nov 2 2005, 01:51 PM Aaron Cox get a heat source under the case? warm it up someh... Nov 2 2005, 02:49 PM Mueller you could add some gas to the oil to thin it out..... Nov 2 2005, 02:56 PM olav I drained mine cold over a period of a week... I a... Nov 2 2005, 03:27 PM maf914 So the oil is cold, so what? It won't be much... Nov 2 2005, 03:34 PM IanStott It will just take a little longer to drain out. If... Nov 2 2005, 05:05 PM STL914 Nov 3 2005, 01:45 PM
TROJANMAN use a paint stripping gun to heat the oil before d... Nov 3 2005, 03:23 PM |
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