There are drawbacks for both. I tend to leave the old oil in, the
disadvantage is that the stuff that has been accumulated in the oil during
its use could be bad for your engine, i.e. sediment in the sump and oilways.
If you change the oil you will have to change it again when you take the car
out of storage as the additives will have aged by that time.
As I am always short of funds I opt for the first method.
Gernot
> ----------
> From: Steinbeck Michael[SMTP:Michael.Steinbeck@start.de]
> Reply To: Steinbeck Michael
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 12:43 PM
> To: 'TR Liste'
> Subject: Winter Storage / Oil Change
>
>
> Hi List,
>
> living in Germany and driving a roadster is not much fun during winter.
> It's
> not so much the temperatures (there are a few days in winter when we will
> have a sunny sky, but temps below freezing - then driving can be a lot of
> fun too), but the frequent rain, snow and the icy roads are really a
> bummer.
> So, pretty soon I will have to put my TR4 to sleep for this year.
> And here is my question:
> Now an oil change is due and I wonder if I should do it now, or when I
> revive the TR4 next spring. Are there any drawbacks or advantages for
> either
> possibility?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Michael
> 1692 TR4, CT 17613 LO
> michael.steinbeck@start.de
>
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