 Oil change after sitting for 14 months..., do it cold or warm it up? |
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| FlacaProductions |
 May 8 2021, 09:01 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,550 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California 
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First post-Covid vaccine travel and i'm finally getting back to my 914 that's been sitting for 14 months.
The first thing I am going to do is an oil change - should I let gravity help me and do it right away, stone cold since everything should be on the bottom - or should it be warm first? I"m going to do the tuna can install at the same time so i'll have the bottom of the sump off as well so i should get it all out either way - just wondering. One vote on the side of doing it warm is that I'd like to take it out for a quick run to see if anything changed (read: eaten by rodents) during the hiatus that would need addressing...then deal with it all at the same time. I'm sure I'm over-thinking... |
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| Big Len |
May 8 2021, 09:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,747 Joined: 16-July 13 From: Edgewood, New Mexico Member No.: 16,126 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I would dump what you have in there cold along with the filter and replace with fresh oil/filter. Warm it up to operating temperature, then change it again, this time with the oil being hot.
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| infraredcalvin |
May 8 2021, 10:25 AM
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Distracted Member Group: Members Posts: 1,504 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Ladera Ranch, CA Member No.: 9,463 Region Association: Southern California
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Year old oil? I’d be more concerned about year old gas. Unless the oil is super dirty, I’d pull the coil wire, crank it a few times to get things lubed, then fire her up. Warm it up and then change oil and sump.
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| FlacaProductions |
May 8 2021, 10:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,550 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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Yeah - fuel....I did fill it to the top (to avoid condensation loop) and put fuel stabilizer in before I left it - oil is just "due" anyway.
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| IronHillRestorations |
May 8 2021, 10:41 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,714 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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If the oil doesn't have a lot of miles on it, I'd probably get it up to operating temp to drain it. That will get more particulates out of the engine
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| mlindner |
May 8 2021, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,509 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Yup, I'm with Perry and Calvin.
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