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Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot

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Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot
From: Allen Hess <allenhess@mgcarclub.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:49:46 -0400
I may be all wrong about this since it has yet to come up, but I've  
always thought the reason for changing oil hot was:
Get all moving parts to normal running clearances, ie: bearings
Get more oil into bearings, valve train, timing chain etc.

There is no oil pressure until the filter fills and so forth, so I  
think I would prefer a warm engine for the initial start-up.
Regarding burnt fingers, I change oil with the engine hot but not  
HOT! (since '67)

Allen Hess


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