Winter storage time again - about the oil...

Personally I'd rather change oil in the fall so the contaminants aren't sitting in your engine all winter. If you don't start it during the winter I don't see a need to change it again in the spring.

Edited by - 66KGT on 10/04/2007 14:58:59

I have always changed it in both my K car and my 87 5.0 LX, prior to the winter layup which for me is around Thanksgiving. I do not change it during the driving season as both cars typically are driven a maximum of 1,000 to 1,500 miles annually and I do not start up either car during the winter. Mobil 1 is used in both cars. I have had my K for 11 years and the LX for 21 years with no oil related issues so far.

Jack

The bottom paragraph of that article implies that you'd only need to change it before storage. What I would wonder about is that during the first and last month of storage, the temperature would be varying a lot and that could lead to condensation. But I suppose it would change very gradually inside the engine and not cause that issue.

I change oil when i put it away for winter . Then once a month i remove wire at coil then i crank engine over a few times til i get oil pressure. I put baking soda in pie tins put them inside car and trunk to catch moisture.

Mike