

| Subject: | Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:56:16 -0700 |
I change the oil not too hot and not too cold... meaning I let the hot go down for at least 30 minutes then change the oil... obviously changing the oil cold will take a lot of time to completely drain it... On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 5:24 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Of course....Gerry stripped the link... But it is at site called " > mechanics.stackexchange.com" > > Sheesh...this is already too much work. Carry on. > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 5:16:05 PM PDT, Richard Koerner < > rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > This is kind of one of those COVID-19 questions out of boredom; but > there may be some merit in discussion. > > For my whole life, I have always changed my oil with it super Hot. It > wasn't too bad with the angled oil filter on a Wasserboxer; with the Subie > motor with a vertical filter orientation, I invariably have issue of hot > oil on cold hand. I've taken to sacrificing on old leather glove on left > hand....but it's always a mess when I loosen oil filter to drop it down > into plastic pan. And its always super hot. Even putting drain plug back > in, that's hot too. I'm always in a hurry. > > Believe it or not, there is some discussion about this: What happens if I > change the oil when the engine is cold? > > | | | > What happens if I change the oil when t... > | > > > > Yeah, I got my oil changed this afternoon, and I've done it hundreds of > times including some sketchy places and circumstances over the last 45 > years. But, it got me thinking there might be a better way. A "cooler" > way. > > So, what do you guys think? Check out the link I added above. > Interesting info. Feel free to pass on this one. > > Rich > > San Diego > > >
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