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Originally Posted by Diesel Power
I don't let my vehicles drain overnight, and I've never had any problems. Some people just want to insure that every last bit of the old is out before putting in the new. Me, I just wait untill flow reduces down to a very slow drip - about 10 to 15 minutes. I don't change my oil hot either. I got sick of burning my hands as I'm one of those that absolutely cannot do an oil change without getting some amount of the dirty crap on my hands.
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I have the warm-up mastered. I run it just long enough to get the oil warm to promote flow (and keep my hands warm during the cold months) but not hot enough to burn. I remember dropping the 14mm plug into 9qts of HOT oil a few years ago when I started doing oil changes with the SL and learned not to do that anymore. I was the only 12 year old with greasy stained hands, still one of the few with stained hands at 15.