XCR1250 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Don, I want to find out if it's okay to drain the oil out of an auto or pickup truck and idle the vehicle for a short time without oil till oil pressure drops to zero on the gauge, is this an ok practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, XCR1250 said: Don, I want to find out if it's okay to drain the oil out of an auto or pickup truck and idle the vehicle for a short time without oil till oil pressure drops to zero on the gauge, is this an ok practice? What is the vehicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zambroski said: What is the vehicle? He has a Ford pickup, Toyota something auto, and a 98 Blaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFM Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Thanks for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: He has a Ford pickup, Toyota something auto, and a 98 Blaser. Yes on the Ford. No on the Yota and tell him to flip a coin on the Blazer. Also, best to let it run overnight to ensure every drop of oil pressure has been purged. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Zambroski said: Yes on the Ford. No on the Yota and tell him to flip a coin on the Blazer. Also, best to let it run overnight to ensure every drop of oil pressure has been purged. When he asked me this I almost fell over backward off my chair laughing..I can't believe what some of these guys think is ok to do. Edited March 26, 2021 by XCR1250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member 800renegaderider Posted March 26, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted March 26, 2021 I’d say yes and also put brick on pedal to make sure every last drop gets pumped out 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: When he asked me this I almost fell over backward off my chair laughing..I can't believe what some of these guys think is ok to do. They walk among us! Had an “acquaintance” of mine come to me when he couldn’t get his car to run after he changed the oil. After the common questions, I opened the hood and noticed oil all around the valve cover. I just figured he was sloppy and didn’t have a funnel or something. So, I pulled the dipstick...a few times....wtf? I asked how much oil he put in, he said, “I topped it off”. 14 quarts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 26 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: Don, I want to find out if it's okay to drain the oil out of an auto or pickup truck and idle the vehicle for a short time without oil till oil pressure drops to zero on the gauge, is this an ok practice? We really won't know until Frankie chimes in,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cold War Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, XCR1250 said: Don, I want to find out if it's okay to drain the oil out of an auto or pickup truck and idle the vehicle for a short time without oil till oil pressure drops to zero on the gauge, is this an ok practice? Going back a ways. This young guy (21) working up the drive from me. Wanted to show me the Trans AM he just bought. So we are looking at the car and he starts telling me how he just did oil change on it. “Yeah, I drained the oil, let her run for couple minutes “. what?!! Why would you do that??? “To get all the old oil out, duh. “ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Not as stupid as flywheel bolts... but close. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Kee rist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Snake said: Not as stupid as flywheel bolts... but close. I didn't loctite or torque the flywheel bolts on my truck. 1 year later still no issue. People like bhen really should though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted March 26, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted March 26, 2021 Conventional or full synthetic? it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayatodaU.P.eh? Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 It’s idiots like this guy that make a better case for the auto companies to go all EV. Owners are idiots and so are a lot of the techs. EV is easy and service free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayatodaU.P.eh? Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, HSR said: We really won't know until Frankie chimes in,,, Post of the fuckin week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 We once drained all of the oil and coolant out of an old caprice and ran it till it blew. Surprisingly it ran a long time! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted March 26, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 26, 2021 why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Anler said: We once drained all of the oil and coolant out of an old caprice and ran it till it blew. Surprisingly it ran a long time! LOL We drained the oil out of a Volvo 240 wagon and ran it 20 minutes. Mainly let it idle and reved it up a few times. It had 250,000 miles. We tore it down and the motor still had cross hatch in the bores with zero scoring. Rod and main bearings were excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small-bore Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Zambroski said: They walk among us! Had an “acquaintance” of mine come to me when he couldn’t get his car to run after he changed the oil. After the common questions, I opened the hood and noticed oil all around the valve cover. I just figured he was sloppy and didn’t have a funnel or something. So, I pulled the dipstick...a few times....wtf? I asked how much oil he put in, he said, “I topped it off”. 14 quarts! A guy here stuck a funnel in his 81 camaro and was dumping oil in it. We were standing far enough back to see a huge puddle forming under his car. Turn's out he was trying to add oil through his dipstick and the funnel missed the hole and the oil was pouring all over the ground. We had a good laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old indy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, steve from amherst said: why? entertainment we did a 81 monti one night before it went to the junkyard. no fluids at all. that thing ran so long even before it knocked it scared us lol right to the boards till it rapped to a stop!! A totally cherry red engine! wHat stink that made too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 7 hours ago, XCR1250 said: Don, I want to find out if it's okay to drain the oil out of an auto or pickup truck and idle the vehicle for a short time without oil till oil pressure drops to zero on the gauge, is this an ok practice? I fire it up for a second or 3 if I change the oil. It dose get the flow going again for a bit . Prob less than 1/2 qt in a truck . But more important I find it clears out the filter a bit so yiu don't get that blast running down your arm . More so on the f150 I do this because the filter is in a fucked up place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 7 hours ago, XCR1250 said: He has a Ford pickup, Toyota something auto, and a 98 Blaser. Like I said above the Ford filter is in a fuckex up place and you do it blind and can't flip the filter up real quick so always dumps out on the the rubber pan thing and down your hand if you don't start it real quick . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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