stejus

Car’s been sitting for nearly 3.5 months and I’m going to change the oil. I have an oil boy “oil extractor” and I know this will collect all the oil. I know for normal drains it’s best to get the engine oil hot, but what about for oil extraction?

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iTrader: (1)

It should be slightly warm to help get any possible varnish sediment lose, but make sure is not hot/normal temp because you will be dealing with 1st or 2nd degree burns.

EricL

Try heading over to this thread and check out some of the info:


BOBISTHEOILGUY » Car And Truck Lubrication » Mechanical /Maintenance Problems, Tips, and Tricks » Oil Change - Drain it hot or cold?


IMO, it couldn't hurt to warm up the car. If it's 30-below, you would really want to warm it up...

stejus

Interesting read! Under normal conditions (meaning my car has been driven for several weeks since last change) I would extract it hot/warm. Because it sat for 3.5 months, this raises a question. Do I want to stir up all contaminants or am I better off sucking them up (via the oil extractor). I figured most of the oil is sitting down in the pan (go figure), so why stir up old oil at this point?