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Re: [Mgs] Fw: 1973 MGB Oil Changes

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Subject: Re: [Mgs] Fw: 1973 MGB Oil Changes
From: Paul Hunt <paulbhunt73@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:52:39 +0000
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Don't bother.  It's only a small amount and what is in there has been 
circulating through your engine all the time it has been running 
presumably not doing any harm.  With fresh oil in the crankcase you 
won't know it is there.

The only exception might be if the oil has been contaminated in which 
case the best thing would be to remove it and the hoses and flush them.  
You would have to do that with the engine anyway.

PaulH.

On 21/01/2026 00:01, Joel Martin wrote:
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> I have a 1973 MGB.  Other than drill and tapping the oil cooler with a 
> drain plug, how can you easily drain out the quart or so of old oil 
> from the oil cooler during a oil change?
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> Thanks
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> Joel Martin
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    <p>Don't bother.  It's only a small amount and what is in there has
      been circulating through your engine all the time it has been
      running presumably not doing any harm.  With fresh oil in the
      crankcase you won't know it is there.  </p>
    <p>The only exception might be if the oil has been contaminated in
      which case the best thing would be to remove it and the hoses and
      flush them.  You would have to do that with the engine anyway.</p>
    <p>PaulH.<br>
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                    <div dir="ltr">I have a 1973 MGB.  Other than drill
                      and tapping the oil cooler with a drain plug, how
                      can you easily drain out the quart or so of old
                      oil from the oil cooler during a oil change?</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Thanks</div>
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