How to perform an oil change properly.
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MikesRover25 said:
Yes, up to 15% can remain in the engine, especially when a high viscosity oil is used because they coat the surface of the channels.
No - 5%. I dropped the oil out of my Mustang yesterday Just under 8 quarts came out - less than a third of a pint had gone missing in 5000 miles. 5W20 weight Mobil 1carreauchompeur said:
Should I put the magnets in the oil filler thingy?
to be honest thats not as mad as it sounds, but have them on the sump nut or bleed nut or what ever its called, also on the oil filteras for draining while oil is hot or cold, I have done the leave over night as it must all be in the sump before now and also do while warm so it flows out eaiser
i have also done the tilt the car so the sump nut is at the lowest point if its not in centre of the sump, some cars are at the front or back or too one side
Garvin said:
This forum is a mine of useful cost saving tips - after all, having spent all that dosh on galleons of synthetic oil and free flow filters one needs to save those few pence on a washer 
It's good to have these tips when it's 4pm on a Sunday and you realise you forgot to get a spare washer...:-)Jesus f
king Christ on a pogo stick
Is this Mikes Rover guy for real? he is either a massive troll or he genuinely believes that nobody on Europe's largest motoring forum a) knows how to do very simple tasks and b) will call bullst on his copy and pasted rubbish.
I cant decide which he is but its odd nonetheless
king Christ on a pogo stick Is this Mikes Rover guy for real? he is either a massive troll or he genuinely believes that nobody on Europe's largest motoring forum a) knows how to do very simple tasks and b) will call bulls
t on his copy and pasted rubbish.I cant decide which he is but its odd nonetheless
They'd not be so nice I thinkWhy is this guy wasting his brilliance on Pistonheads?
He ought to write a book on automotive maintenance. It'll be a bestseller in no time, what with all the new, innovative and ingenious information Mike has to offer.
How about a follow up series called "how to live"? I definitely need a ten-page section to teach me how to breathe in and out properly. Not to mention an entire chapter on the correct method for wiping my arse.
He ought to write a book on automotive maintenance. It'll be a bestseller in no time, what with all the new, innovative and ingenious information Mike has to offer.
How about a follow up series called "how to live"? I definitely need a ten-page section to teach me how to breathe in and out properly. Not to mention an entire chapter on the correct method for wiping my arse.
Engine flush isn't ideal IMHO.
I'd rather spend a tenner on an extra 5 litres of cheap oil, to run through the engine for 10 minutes before fitting a new filter and refilling with summat decent.
Good copying and pasting though.
Now, about changing those wiper blades - I can't see the release screws anywhere :clueless:
I'd rather spend a tenner on an extra 5 litres of cheap oil, to run through the engine for 10 minutes before fitting a new filter and refilling with summat decent.
Good copying and pasting though.
Now, about changing those wiper blades - I can't see the release screws anywhere :clueless:
gazmk2 said:
I have always done it a little differently to the origional post! I have always changed the oil when the car has been off overnight, more oil is resting in the sump so more of the old oil gets drained out. Surely if you just had the engine running them a fair percentage of the old oil is still within the engine and will not drain out?
Am I the only one that does it like this?
Hot oil is less viscous and will run to the bottom of the engine pretty quickly. Cold oil (especially on a cold day) can take ages to drain; once the bulk of the oil has come out the rest will trickle out seemingly forever.Am I the only one that does it like this?
CaptainSlow said:
Good tips Mike, ignore everyone else.
In regards to refilling with new oil, I find you need a steady hand to get it down the dip stick tube without spilling any...is there an easier way?
Simply drink half a pint of Wynn's Hand Steadying Fluid before refilling, also known as lager.In regards to refilling with new oil, I find you need a steady hand to get it down the dip stick tube without spilling any...is there an easier way?
Vajazzle said:
MikesRover25 said:
Yes, up to 15% can remain in the engine, especially when a high viscosity oil is used because they coat the surface of the channels.
Like Magnatec? That coats surfaces because it's like, magnetic. Should I not use it? Do I have to flush it out every time I change the oil? Will a flush work on its magnetic properties?What's high viscosity? Would I need to flush a 0w-50 and not a 0w-30? What if it's magnetic?
Jaguar steve said:
No, you need simply need to put an even bigger magnet on the garage floor at the same time you remove the vent screw. If you do this once you've completed a half hour flush maxed out on the rev limiter and/or at at valve bounce engine speeds using Freetrade virgin olive oil hand bottled by lesbians this will get every last drop of Magnatec out. HTH
Ah but if you get the polarity wrong you could end up with an oily mess on the garage roof, magnets can repel as well as attract and who knows which way the magical magnet particles are pointing?! 
interloper said:
Jaguar steve said:
No, you need simply need to put an even bigger magnet on the garage floor at the same time you remove the vent screw. If you do this once you've completed a half hour flush maxed out on the rev limiter and/or at at valve bounce engine speeds using Freetrade virgin olive oil hand bottled by lesbians this will get every last drop of Magnatec out. HTH
Ah but if you get the polarity wrong you could end up with an oily mess on the garage roof, magnets can repel as well as attract and who knows which way the magical magnet particles are pointing?! Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff