Thread: what is the best way to drain the oil?
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Old 09-08-2006, 05:52 PM
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I can just get my drain pan in there with it sitting level on the ground. I've been leery of trying to crack the lines at the oil cooler to get that little bit out for fear of stripping the threads but I took the cooler off of the '85 without a problem so next time I think I'll give it a shot. I get the car up to operating temp, break the seal on the filter housing, open the drain plug, and let it drain for an hour or so.
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