cold engien oil change. Effective?

[hi-miler]

1. Drive it like you stole it! Not because it will be good or bad for the engine, consider it therapy for you.
2. Oil and engines are like a lot of things in life, it just sits there waiting on you. Especially synthetic. I've been told it clings longer to the parts of the engine, so no worries. Heck, I've started engines that have been sitting for a year and seen no evidence of damage. You wonder why? It's a cheap high mileage car and nobody cares if it turns out to be junk. If they pass inspection, they pass.
3. That car and any car is like a bar of soap. One day it will be all used up, maybe from a car accident next week! Consider its true value to you, not what you believe it to be.
4. Perspective - Learn it, Live it, Love it.
Steve
PS You think you got problems. I just had an accident in my mother in laws car. Totaled the car, blew out my right knee and moved the kneecap up about 2". Not even my fault but wow is my mother in law some kind of upset or what!?! It's all in perspective buddy.

 

[Merkava_4]

You can drain out the cold oil and then fill up the oil pan with 2 gallons of gasoline. Bounce the fenders, shake the car up a little, drain the gasoline out. Refill with your favorite oil.

 

[bigjeffie]

i know.i got that part

but like i said, i think you are wasting time and money.

but it is your life

 

[Thermo1223]

First of all it is a Civic and a modern one at that, you could walk away from it for a year and it wouldn't care.

If it was due for an oil change before storing than do it otherwise leave it alone. Do not start it once in storage your just inviting corrosion by getting moisture into the oil and engine itself. Disconnect the battery and put it on a trickle charger and walk away.

Your done, never use fogging oil on a newer car.

What was said here about it contaminating MAF's is correct it can very easily and then your out the $300(or so) for a new one.

They use very thin wires which are heated to certain temp, as air pulls past these wires it cools them, this change is measured as resistance to the car's ECU. Any outside contamination can cause the wires to burn and change the cooling effect the air has on them resulting in problems.

The only other thing that was recommended and I agree is the use of a fuel stabilizer and make sure the tank is 100% full, this prevents moisture from collecting inside the tank as the outside temp changes.