Letting Oil Drain Overnight
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Or just start it up and let it run for 5 or 10 minutes to pump the last of the oil out
Call me lazy I guess.
I pull the drain plug out, remove dipstick and oil fill cap, remove the filter, replace filter, reinstall drain plug, and fill it up with new oil.
Start to finish is less than 15 minutes.
I'm not draining it for hours, or days.
Within 3 minutes its barely dripping.
Do the KISS method..... Keep It Simple Stupid.....Or just start it up and let it run for 5 or 10 minutes to pump the last of the oil out
Call me lazy I guess.
I pull the drain plug out, remove dipstick and oil fill cap, remove the filter, replace filter, reinstall drain plug, and fill it up with new oil.
Start to finish is less than 15 minutes.
I'm not draining it for hours, or days.
Within 3 minutes its barely dripping.
Had a customers car on jack stands to perform front end work, also to change oil and filter. Removed drain plug let drain over week end. Replaced filter and drain plug, added 5 qts oil, started engine no oil pressure. Pump would not pick up oil. Removed oil sender forced oil down to pump. Started engine, pump pick up oil pressure, what a relief. Be careful with extended drain time!
garageman402
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Thanks for the input, first time I’ve heard of that. Do you remember what kind of car/engine?
Haven't used mine since selling my inboard engine boat, and getting a new boat with outboard engines.
On my inboard boat I had to use the vacuum pump, because I couldn't drain it.
I would rather crawl under my vehicles and pull the drain plug.
What would be great is if all drain plugs used the same size wrench. All the brands should get together and choose a plug, and use only that plug.
Lets say they all decide to use a plug that takes a 17 mm wrench...wouldn't it be great to know that all drain plugs use a 17 mm wrench, and all crush washers are the same size no matter where you buy it at.
I think they call it Canola!
White GOLF. And a GD wagon too that has some big, angry gonads.
Gotta put the kids somewhere.
Well...........
With a healthy shot of Tequila.
Gucci? How passe. LV. And it's a clutch. Something to keep in the hand while he beats some a$$ with it.
I usually drain oil. Tighten drain plug. Drive for a week till the half cup in engine burns out and refill next week
Regarding cold or hot, i change the oil in my cars cold, just because i don't quite fancy getting hot oil running down my arm 
I have a bad back. I get under my vehicle once. I'm under it maybe 2-3 minutes. She slows to a drop, she gets the plug back in.
The oil I am taking out probably has a couple thousand more miles left on it before it's toast. A quarter cup of old oil isn't going to hurt 6 quarts of new Valvoline, Castrol, or Pennzoil. It's very soothing to get out from under the truck quickly and to be in as little pain as possible.
Some of y'all eat way too much lunch. Don't you know it's better to get all of the old food out before you put new food in
Unless you only eat lunch. Then you are probably doing it the correct way.
For those of you who drink beer and wait, why not just set up a rig to release beer into the engine while you are under the vehicle. You can drink the beer when it comes out of the drain. When the beer coming out tastes like beer, you are done. There are chemical compounds in some beers that clean the human digestive system right out, so it should be good enough to clean them parts up inside the motor.
The oil I am taking out probably has a couple thousand more miles left on it before it's toast. A quarter cup of old oil isn't going to hurt 6 quarts of new Valvoline, Castrol, or Pennzoil. It's very soothing to get out from under the truck quickly and to be in as little pain as possible.
Some of y'all eat way too much lunch. Don't you know it's better to get all of the old food out before you put new food in
Unless you only eat lunch. Then you are probably doing it the correct way.
For those of you who drink beer and wait, why not just set up a rig to release beer into the engine while you are under the vehicle. You can drink the beer when it comes out of the drain. When the beer coming out tastes like beer, you are done. There are chemical compounds in some beers that clean the human digestive system right out, so it should be good enough to clean them parts up inside the motor.
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Mrs. CleanSump says; "Too much Jingle Bell. Should just to do it." in something that resembles English.
(She asked what I am reading instead of being out front pulling weeds.)
(She asked what I am reading instead of being out front pulling weeds.)
When I started helping out in my father's shop (1968 - 1970?) I used to do the simple stuff like oil changes after major engine work was done - valve grinds, etc.
He told me not to let the oil drain overnight, especially with Mopars - they tend to lose prime.
Since then, I always replace the drain plug when the drain becomes a real low frequency drip.
He told me not to let the oil drain overnight, especially with Mopars - they tend to lose prime.
Since then, I always replace the drain plug when the drain becomes a real low frequency drip.
I liked top side oil changes, back when I had a VW. No need to get underneath. Couldn't see much anyhow, not with a bellpan in the way. 255k on the turbo before it went, 10-12k OCI's. I'm not sure why the turbo went but the shaft snapped in half. Put a bigger turbo on with a chip, went back to 10k OCI's, and no problems when I sold it at 314k, not even with a heavy right foot. Oil drain plug was *never* removed the entire time I owned it, from new.
Lost zero sleep over residual oil left inside the engine during an oil change... only upshot of doing bottomside oil changes is that I could go back to changing oil stone cold. 0W20 flows just fine at 20F.
Lost zero sleep over residual oil left inside the engine during an oil change... only upshot of doing bottomside oil changes is that I could go back to changing oil stone cold. 0W20 flows just fine at 20F.
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