[Shotimes] oil change was New SHO Owner

[Paul Nimz]

I know the norm is to drain the oil when hot BUT...  If you take the filter
off after the car has sat overnight there is much less oil to spill when
removing the filter.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] oil change was New SHO Owner


> I would think that loosening the filter would break any pressure.
> I have an oil change coming up soon.  I'll have to give it a try.
>
>
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
>
> -'95 White MTX
>    '96 Brake Upgrade
>
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
>
>
>
>
> "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote on 05/12/2004
> 01:27:30 PM:
>
> > Yes it is counter-intuitive.  My guess is that pressure inside the
> > engine holds the oil in place.  I remember reading this trick years
> > ago here.  Not being trusting of this fact, I set myself up with
> > rags and a plastic shield to catch all the oil only to get some
> > small drips.
> >
> > Now, I can just make sure the catch pan is underneath the subframe
> > where the oil will drip from the filter but again not much comes
> > out.  After the drip slows down, I clean up the starter and subframe
> > with a rag, get the new filter ready, coat the rubber seal with oil,
> > fill the filter half way with oil and screw it back on.  Then I move
> > on to drain the oil from the pan and that's pretty quick.
> > -- 
> > Cheers,
> > Carl Prochilo
> > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
> >
> > Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com said:
> > >> About the oil filter, I find that if you remove the filter before
> > >> you drain the oil you get much less mess.
> > >
> > > Huh, wha?  What do you suppose the theory behind that is?
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike Wojton
> > > Toledo, Ohio
> > >
> > > -'95 White MTX
> > >    '96 Brake Upgrade
> > >
> > > "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
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