[s-cars] Oil drain plug

Bob Rossato bob.rossato at att.net
Mon Apr 12 23:26:00 EDT 2004


> Bob,
>
> I tend to agree on the drain plug, but I question the wisdom of
> draining the
> cooler.  I would think that retaining the small amount of old oil
> trapped in
> the cooler would be less detrimental to the engine than the extra time it
> will run without oil waiting for the cooler and lines to refill.
>
> Tom

Well I do pre-fill the oil filter before installing it (and I think that
waiting for the filter to fill would cause more of a delay in circulating
the oil), so maybe I break even.  There actually isn't that much in the
cooler (thin plates) and lines.

Bob




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