Let me throw in a thought to this on-going "Oil" thread and see if
anybody has any opinions on this:
If you are storing the car and change the oil, filling only to the full
line on the dipstick, very few of the engine components will actually be
in contact with the lubricant during the winter (oil pump pickup, oil
pan...). If one wanted to really protect the engine during storage, why
not fill it all they way up to the top of the crankcase so the crank is
immersed in the oil?
It seems rather pointless to pour in new oil so that it simply rests in
the crankcase all winter collecting moisture only to be changed in the
Spring. It seems like a better proposition to simply drain the oil and
replace it in the spring as somebody suggested.
Now I open the floor for dissenting opinions. (Nt that it really
matters, because I hope to be in Arizona by the first freeze in
Seattle).
Regards,
Joe Curry
Egil Kvaleberg wrote:
>
> On 28 Sep 1998, Barry Schwartz wrote:
>
> > Why not just drain the oil out, and wait until the spring to re-fill?.
>
> As long as you run the engine with clean oil for a while first, I can't
> really see any harm in that. As a speculation, the only thing I could
> possibly think of is that the oil might act as some sort of reservoir
> collecting condensation, so that it might keep the relative humidity
> within the engine slightly lower?
>
> > Just make sure you REFILL it in the
> > spring or before operation. A couple of quarts, in a clean oil drain
> > bucket on the drivers seat should remind you to do that.
>
> Defintely! I think I would even put the rotor there, just to make
> entirely sure ;-)
>
> If you really would want to make a ceremony out of it, I could suggest
> the following spring ritual:
>
> 1. Refill oil
> 2. Reinstall fully charged battery
> 3. Take out plugs
> 4. Run the engine on the starter untill it registers a
> healthy oil pressure.
> 5. Replace plugs and rotor.
> 6. Perform all the usual LBC/Lucas stuff concerning bats wings,
> black cats, smoke hidden in electrical wires and so on.
> 7. Start and enjoy.
>
> Egil
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