A thought that goes against the norm!
All, Thought I would post a thought I had that goes against what everybody does: Conventional wisdom and recommendations say to change your oil after you have brought the engine up to temperatur...
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I used to drain the oil cold, thinking the same thing as you..
But, after doing it that way for several years with my old 86 Mustang GT 5.0, I found the dripping would take longer and longer with more of a stringy type of stream.. Not really a drip any longer..
Also, I started to notice the oil would get "black" a lot sooner after the oil change too..
Started warming up the engine first after that. I would warm it up, let it sit maybe 10 minutes, just so the exhaust pipes would cool down some and then let it flow..
Not only did it flow out much faster, it flowed out smoother, and would drip again after a short time and never that stringy drip anymore.
Started to notice the oil keeping it's color longer too..
So, been warming up the engine first ever since than.
Just my experience with it.. No idea if it makes ANY difference at all, but I feel better about it and since it's my vehicles, that's what I do.. :)
Good luck!
Mitch
But, after doing it that way for several years with my old 86 Mustang GT 5.0, I found the dripping would take longer and longer with more of a stringy type of stream.. Not really a drip any longer..
Also, I started to notice the oil would get "black" a lot sooner after the oil change too..
Started warming up the engine first after that. I would warm it up, let it sit maybe 10 minutes, just so the exhaust pipes would cool down some and then let it flow..
Not only did it flow out much faster, it flowed out smoother, and would drip again after a short time and never that stringy drip anymore.
Started to notice the oil keeping it's color longer too..
So, been warming up the engine first ever since than.
Just my experience with it.. No idea if it makes ANY difference at all, but I feel better about it and since it's my vehicles, that's what I do.. :)
Good luck!
Mitch
