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[trucknut1]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Are you serious?

Always change the oil when it is as warm/hot as possible. I do it after driving around for 10 minutes to get it to normal operating temperature and then drain it.

I <3 my drain valve. No fuss or mess and makes draining at normal operating temps possible without any burns.

my god i must just be stupid... in fact i know nothing about vehicles what so ever... perhaps i should mention i am working on an off frame rebuild of my Jeep YJ at the moment, during which I fabricated a new frame due to rust damage (yah I can even weld), just finished reattaching the axles to the rebuilt frame and lowered the engine assembly into place... yup i certainly am a dumb a$$...

..or the engine swap I did a couple of months ago on my Honda Accord... 450,000 km on an engine with plenty of "cold" oil changes... if only i had warmed it up to normal operating temp I might have made it to 500,000 oh well who cares since I can do ALL work myself... i can post pics if necessary but since this is a corolla forum after all.... (where the biggest challenge people face is how to change oil or how to make a seat more comfortable)

I wonder if you are capable of anything more then a no brainer oil change?? probably not since you go for a drive before you drain your oil... complete lack of understanding... unless it is sub zero you are wasting your time but its your time to waste