Running the engine for a minute with no oil is just nuts...
I fill the oil filter with oil, put it on, refill the oil, then disconnect
the coil wire and turn of the engine a few revs...and by the way, Sam
Memmola, (spelling) does the same thing. He said starting an engine without
doing this beforehand without oil up in the engine shortens the life of the
engine. I trust his judgement. Injectors "washing the oil off the walls"?
NOT.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of RayB
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 8:56 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: Contaminated oil
Your oil drain procedure reminds me why I don't buy used vehicles. Even
cranking the engine over without starting it, when there's no oil pressure,
is a horrible idea. Did it occur to you that the injectors are firing raw
fuel into each cylinder, washing oil off the cylinder walls? Did it occur
to you that you're forcing remaining oil out of the oil pump and it's going
to take longer for the pump to build up pressure when you do add your new
oil? Do you bother to fill the new filter with oil before you install it?
Every second that engine turns over without oil pressure is shortening it's
life and adding bits of metal to your new oil. Bad bad bad!!! Since I
know you won't believe me, take a look at the link below. Slightly
different procedure but same eventual results.
http://cartalk.cars.com/content/columns/Archive/2003/December/06.html
RayB
http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I do the same thing Don, always have. I run MobilOne but use dino oil to
> flush out the oilpan, seems to get all kinds of stuff out that would
> normally be left in with the new oil, takes about half a quart
> until it runs
> clear.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> >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???? :)
>
> Greg, I asked this a few years ago also. I've been doing that
> same procedure
> for years. I'll get about half a cup of dirty oil. Then I'll pour a little
> clean oil into the block and that helps to get out some of the slop on the
> bottom of the pan. When I did ask it I got the cold shoulder back then and
> answers to the affects of "wasting your time" and "change the oil
> more often
> if you want cleaner oil". But to this day I still do it.
>
> --
> *------------------------------Y2KOTA------------------------------*
> Don Mallett
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