How to drain out every last bit of oil?
#27
GorillaRaceEngineering.co
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If you want to go through all that trouble, than I say GREAT and more power to you!!
But the only time I consider it necessary to "go this far" is when you loose a bearing or have excessive wear on any oil contacting surface in the engine. But your oil can never be to clean sooo.....
-J
But the only time I consider it necessary to "go this far" is when you loose a bearing or have excessive wear on any oil contacting surface in the engine. But your oil can never be to clean sooo.....
-J
#28
Thanks, Dave.
I looked at that bolt thinking that, and came >< this close to doing it. My reluctance was the chance that maybe there is a seal in there that won't go back together properly, similar to the halves of a brake caliper. If I can drain the coolers I'll feel a lot better about it.
I may also try to force some air down the oil filter pedestal to see if that forces more oil into the oil pan. If that works, I'll probably use it for routine oil changes too.
I'll let everyone know how it goes, sometime around the end of the year. Aw heck, I'll just drive the car a lot more in the name of science . I don't think this idea is necessary, rather I'm just really curious what works best.
Dave
I looked at that bolt thinking that, and came >< this close to doing it. My reluctance was the chance that maybe there is a seal in there that won't go back together properly, similar to the halves of a brake caliper. If I can drain the coolers I'll feel a lot better about it.
I may also try to force some air down the oil filter pedestal to see if that forces more oil into the oil pan. If that works, I'll probably use it for routine oil changes too.
I'll let everyone know how it goes, sometime around the end of the year. Aw heck, I'll just drive the car a lot more in the name of science . I don't think this idea is necessary, rather I'm just really curious what works best.
Dave
#30
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The entire contents of the oil pan doesn't drain if the car sits level through the drain plug. We always drain the oil as one of the first things in preparing to pull a motor and there is always a good 1/4-1/2 qt remaining in the pan once it is dropped from the motor. I suppose you could jack the car up unevenly so it tilts toward the drain plug.
#35
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P.S. My bet is it's the front stationary gear bearing.
#36
If the thermostat in the cooler(s) is closed, is the oil still sitting in it? You can always do like a certain other FD owner did and crank the car without putting a filter in place. It pretty much blew out the contents of the oil cooler. Into the engine bay. The cleanup afterwards was a bit of a pain.
-b
-b
#38
Almost back together
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I would think that getting the engine hot and thinning out the oil before drain would help. Why drain engine oil when it is cold and thick?
Next time you drain the oil get the car hot and drain at the coolers then the pan. When draining from the pan tilot the car so that most of the oil runs to the plug so that you get most of the oil out of th pan.
Naturaly the oil is going to want to drain to the pan or the lowest point. When the oil is hot, this makes it a lot easyer for the oil to travel to the lowest point. I don,t think you will be able to get all the oil out without doing a tear down.
I have removed v10s with a simi dry sump and was only able to remove about 95% of the oil.
Next time you drain the oil get the car hot and drain at the coolers then the pan. When draining from the pan tilot the car so that most of the oil runs to the plug so that you get most of the oil out of th pan.
Naturaly the oil is going to want to drain to the pan or the lowest point. When the oil is hot, this makes it a lot easyer for the oil to travel to the lowest point. I don,t think you will be able to get all the oil out without doing a tear down.
I have removed v10s with a simi dry sump and was only able to remove about 95% of the oil.
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