Re: Warming up oil in non running motor?

Posted by shinyribs on
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If none of the engines have been running then you probably don't need to worry about it too much. Time is more important than heat.Even the coldest oil will drain out in an hour or so, unless we are talking about oil that has been at sub-zero temps for a long time. When it quits dripping you're good.

Re:sludge. Unless you are willing to go to the effort of removing the sludge you may knock loose ( physically cleaning internals) I wouldn't bother, but that's just my opinion. If there is sludge lurking in a corner somewhere, that sucks...but I don't wanna dislodge it if I don't have a means of removing it. It'll just fall out in lumps before it will dissolve back in to liquid that the oil filter is able to catch. Personally, I've never bought in to flushing engines. I mean, if I think there is something harmful in there, suspending it in flushing liquid and then circulating it through the oiling system seems odd to me.

Valvecovers, oil pans and oil pumps are extremely easy to remove. If you clean inside those areas you pretty much got it all.