Engine cool before oil chainge?
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Change it while it is hot. You will get more suspeded particles out with the oil and it will drain faster. Install a Fumoto valve and then it will be easier the next time. No cooked fingers or oil down the arm.
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Yup! Also, keep your empty gallon bottles from this oil change. It's just SOOO much easier to drain into one jug at a time using the fumoto valve. And, it makes recycling the old oil easy at your local auto parts store.
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If you are going to get an oil nalaysis, the instructions are to get it hot by operating at highway conditions (for I believe 15 minutes). This allows for more circulation (getting even the oil in the pan into the circulation and heat-up process) AND will vaporize any fuel contaminating the oil from the start-up process. Heavy idling, stop-and-go driving, and start-up apparently are conditions more prone for fuel contamination into the oil.
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