On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 08:47:41 -0800 (PST) Ross MacPherson
<arm@bc.sympatico.ca> writes:
>..... Standard practice is to run the car under load till the oil is
completely warmed to operating temperature then shut down and drain the
sump. Why? .....
Circulating warm oil stirs up any sediment that may have settled in the
sump and lifts it into suspension in the oil. When you drain the oil,
you also get the sediment out with it, rather than leaving it to
accumulate inside the engine.
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
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