Date:         Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:56:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
In-Reply-To:  <1397153077.1033537.1593649472903@mail.yahoo.com>
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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.
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>     On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 5:16:05 PM PDT, Richard Koerner <
> rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>   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?
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> What happens if I change the oil when t...
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> 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
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> San Diego
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