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it"s been about 3 months since I have started my engine. I want to go flying tomorrow or when ever and it also needs an oil and filter change . I"ve got a pretty basic sort of question. is it better to now drain the oil cold, seeing it"s been sitting for 3 months, or run the engine and warm it up like your supposed to and then i"m getting the oil to really drain out from up in the engine, probably no wrong answer. i"m swayed towards the cold drain this time.
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G"day Tony, I would start the engine, run it at a fast idle, until it reaches operating temp or near enough, then drain the oil and replace the oil filter. Are you coming to Wondai for this year"s last get together ? I would tie the machine down, also. The other solution would be, do a circuit.
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I would do the same as Darrell too.
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yeah ok thanks guys, but wouldn"t it be totally drained into the sump after 3 months and I would be putting it back up through the engine by running it to warm it up. i"ll have to
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Don"t despair Tony, Kerry and I just came from Wondai and the grass is getting greener, they have had a bit of rain, so it"s getting greener.
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Yes the oil would be sitting in the sump bottom, if your going to do just drain the oil cold, leave the plug out for a few days at least. Then fill it up, Maybe shorten the duration of your next oil change. After your done with the oil thing, give it a drink of Subaru upper cylinder lubricant.
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thanks Darrell.i phoned filthy a couple of weeks back. it was a sunday and he was busy and couldn"t talk much . he was fishing and just caught one and had to hang up.
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Hi Tony,
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I actually did the cold drain elwynne, and flushed with about a litre of new oil and let that drain as well for a bit . I was happy with that choice. I hadn"t mentioned that I had modifyied my EA81 sump when the engine was in the build all those ago, I pressed a "divot" in the center of it and welded in a threaded socket and plug, this is my new drain plug, in the center and low. the origanial suby position [ which is still there ] is "not at the lowest point" and also points directly at the r/h exhaust pipe for changing the oil. that was a *****, but now it"s enjoyable. it would be enjoyable if I got to fly the bloody thing too, i"ll lose my license the way I"m going, oh yeah my rego sticker arrived the other day [ thanks MR rego sticker sender man or girl. ;D ;D ;D did you get yours jussy. if not it shouldn"t be far off.
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Heh ! Tony, there"s nothing stopping you from carving up some air space now, you"re all legal you"re oiled changed the beast ( gyro ), go for it.
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Yeah Tone got mine on Wednesday.Went over to the air club forgot to take it with me to put it on.Have you,or r u go"n to do what Darrell says and carve up some air?
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Heh Justin, Be great to catch up with you and Tony on the 8-9 th Feb.
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