Gary Hedlin <ghedlin@theramp.net> wrote:
[...]
: I don't know if theres an exact procedure for it, but I would think if you
: disconnected your coil and cranked it over a few times you could get the
: remaining oil out of the block once you've drained the oil from the pan.
: Has anyone done this.....Bernd???? :)
Hmmmm, I dunno - I would think that the extra wear on
an unlubricated engine would offset any benefits of extracting
more oil. Granted, when the engine isn't running and is just
cranking, there isn't as great a potential for wear, but still...
Plus, if you're pushing the oil out of the block, it'll take
that much longer for the pressure to build on the first startup.
Probably isn't a huge issue, but I don't think its worth it for
the amount of extra oil that would drain.
The reason I say that is when I hydrolocked my Ram in the
mud pit, the oil was contaminated and I was trying to get
away with not dropping the pan. I ran 5 gallons (not a typo -
just cheap oil) ;-) through the motor and it was STILL draining
dirty. I finally had to bite the bullet and r&r the pan.
Turns out that draining the pan does not actually drain the
entire pan - there is a decent amount left in the bottom
no matter how long you let it drain.
If someone really wanted to get as much of the old oil out
as possible, I would suggest changing the oil like normal, run
the engine for a few minutes, then change the oil again. Once
you dilute the contaminated oil with a fresh change and drain
all of that, you've probably got 90% of the bad stuff out.
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