Draining a bit of oil off

AdrianC

Richard53 wrote: »

Make sure the engine is cold as hot oil can cause nasty burns.

Hot oil drains far better than cold. It doesn't have to be hot-hot-hot - and getting engine oil up to even 60degC takes longer than you'd think. But getting it good and warm certainly helps a lot.

Be prepared for a couple of gallons to run up your sleeve as you release the last bit of thread. DAMHIKTIJDOK.

"A couple of gallons"? Nine litres or more? What engines are you working on, to hold that much?

Incidentally, I have been servicing cars and motorbikes for 40+ years, and I think I have only renewed a copper washer 3-4 times in my life.

Have you never wondered why they leak...?

JustAnotherSaver

AdrianC wrote: »

"A couple of gallons"? Nine litres or more? What engines are you working on, to hold that much?

I've wondered this.

See depending on what i'm talking about decides what units of measure i use.
Height is feet & inches
Driving from here to there is miles
To talk about something like the length of my desk is about 1.5 mtrs.
And fluid is always in litres & millilitres.


Now my understanding is that a gallon is approx 4.5 litres. So (drifting off topic here) when i see 'recommended water consumption' at 2-3 gallons i'm thinking surely that cannot be good for your health!



Unless there's a thing as American gallons which equate to about 1.5 litres or something

AdrianC

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Now my understanding is that a gallon is approx 4.5 litres.
...
Unless there's a thing as American gallons which equate to about 1.5 litres or something

There is - but they're 3.8 liters.

The gallon is only used in two countries in the world - and they're different sizes between them... There were four different gallons in use in the UK until the 19th century... The Yanks just chose a different one as their default. They use the Wine Gallon, we use something about half-way between the Corn Gallon and Ale Gallon.

Nasqueron

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

I've wondered this.

See depending on what i'm talking about decides what units of measure i use.
Height is feet & inches
Driving from here to there is miles
To talk about something like the length of my desk is about 1.5 mtrs.
And fluid is always in litres & millilitres.


Now my understanding is that a gallon is approx 4.5 litres. So (drifting off topic here) when i see 'recommended water consumption' at 2-3 gallons i'm thinking surely that cannot be good for your health!



Unless there's a thing as American gallons which equate to about 1.5 litres or something

Recommended water consumption (from all sources, doesn't have to be just water as the bottled water companies try to push) is about 2 litres a day, 2-2.5 is fine. If you drank 2-3 gallons you'd probably die

JustAnotherSaver

Nasqueron wrote: »

Recommended water consumption (from all sources, doesn't have to be just water as the bottled water companies try to push) is about 2 litres a day, 2-2.5 is fine. If you drank 2-3 gallons you'd probably die

Exactly my point.



I've been looking at various angles of health recently. Working out, nutrition, rest, so on & so forth. I can't remember where i read it now (online certainly) but an article definitely said about 2-3 gallons of water should be consumed per day.


I thought - i'm no expert but that's just crazy. One of the reasons you shouldn't just swallow (no pun!) what you read online.

Nasqueron

Even using the lower US measurement, 8 litres of water will kill you - the issue is hyponatremia (water intoxication) when there is too little sodium in the blood to regulate the fluid in cells - too much water and they swell, swelling in the brain... Kidneys can only process about 1/2 a litre an hour so over 16 hours you might get away with it but that would be a serious risk