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Even without a cooler, there will always be some oil left in the engine in
the various nooks and crannies, adhered to the rough textures, etc., but it
is oil that ultimately will mix and virtually "disappear" in the volume of
new oil coming in. You are putting in all new fresh additives, etc., and
the bit of oil that remains simply is inconsequential.
On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 1:26=E2=80=AFPM Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com> =
wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. It is just that the nice clean oil mixed with the
> old oil left in the oil cooler is no longer nice and clean. Where the
> transmission oil still looks like it just came out of the bottle . Tap t=
he
> oil cooler on the bottom looks like best bet. Wonder why they are not ma=
de
> that way.
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> *From:* Joel Martin <jmartiniii@yahoo.com>
> *To:* MG Digest <mgs-request@autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST
> *Subject:* 1973 MGB Oil Changes
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joel Martin
>
> 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 presumab=
ly
> 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 cas=
e
> 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:
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST
> *Subject:* 1973 MGB Oil Changes
>
> 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?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joel Martin
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Eve=
n without a cooler, there will always be some oil left in the engine in the=
various nooks and crannies, adhered to the rough textures, etc., but it is=
oil that ultimately will mix and virtually "disappear" in the vo=
lume of new oil coming in. You are putting in all new fresh additives, etc.=
, and the bit of oil that remains simply is inconsequential.=C2=A0</div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 1:26=E2=80=AFPM Joel Martin <=
<a href=3D"mailto:jmartiniii@yahoo.com";>jmartiniii@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Thanks for the =
reply.=C2=A0 It is just that the nice clean oil mixed with the old oil left=
in the oil cooler is no longer nice and clean.=C2=A0 Where the transmissio=
n oil still looks like it just came out of the bottle .=C2=A0 Tap the oil c=
ooler on the bottom looks like best bet.=C2=A0 Wonder why they are not made=
that way.<br><br><div id=3D"m_-4707516242066302457ymail_android_signature"=
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<div><b>From:</b> Joel Martin <<a href=3D"mailto:jmartin=
iii@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">jmartiniii@yahoo.com</a>></div><div><b>=
To:</b> MG Digest <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">mgs-request@autox.team.net</a>></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Frida=
y, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST</div><div><b>Subject:</b> 1973 MGB Oil=
Changes</div><div><br></div>
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div style=3D"font-family:garamond,"new york",times,serif;font-siz=
e:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr">I have a 1973 MGB.=C2=A0 Other than drill and tapp=
ing the oil cooler with a drain plug, how can you easily drain out the quar=
t or so of old oil from the oil cooler during a oil change?</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">Joel Martin</div></div></div></div></div>
</div>
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05241"><div id=3D"m_-4707516242066302457yiv7101588745">
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<p>Don't bother.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 With fresh oil in the
crankcase you won't know it is there.=C2=A0=C2=A0</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.=C2=A0 You would have to do that with the engine anyway.</=
p>
<p>PaulH.<br>
</p>
<div>On 21/01/2026 00:01, Joel Martin wrote:<br>
</div>
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<div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div>
<div><b>From:</b> Joel Martin <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noref=
errer" href=3D"mailto:jmartiniii@yahoo.com"; target=3D"_blank"><jmartinii=
i@yahoo.com></a></div>
<div><b>To:</b> MG Digest <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferre=
r" href=3D"mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank"><mgs-req=
uest@autox.team.net></a></div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:35:00 AM EST</di=
v>
<div><b>Subject:</b> 1973 MGB Oil Changes</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
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<div>
<div style=3D"font-family:garamond,"new york",t=
imes,serif;font-size:16px">
<div dir=3D"ltr">I have a 1973 MGB.=C2=A0 Other than dr=
ill
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>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Joel Martin</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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