First off, I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere. My search abilities must have failed me...
I'm planning to do an oil change today. The car has been sitting in the garage for a couple days. Ambient temps in the garage this weekend have been around 80 (fracking hot here this week.)
So...I know the conventional wisdom is to warm the engine before draining. This is normally how it goes for me, too. However, in this case, my head is telling me that, as it sits in the garage, most of the available used oil is sitting in the pan. And, since I have all day, I can let the thing drain as long as I want. So, given the ambient temps and the long drain time available, is there really any reason not to just do a cold drain?
And, yes, the filter gets changed, too.
Thanks,
Jim
I'm planning to do an oil change today. The car has been sitting in the garage for a couple days. Ambient temps in the garage this weekend have been around 80 (fracking hot here this week.)
So...I know the conventional wisdom is to warm the engine before draining. This is normally how it goes for me, too. However, in this case, my head is telling me that, as it sits in the garage, most of the available used oil is sitting in the pan. And, since I have all day, I can let the thing drain as long as I want. So, given the ambient temps and the long drain time available, is there really any reason not to just do a cold drain?
And, yes, the filter gets changed, too.
Thanks,
Jim