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      01-08-2009, 11:04 AM   #36
GregW / Oregon
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Oil draining enhancement

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Originally Posted by JuniorDee View Post
About 7 years ago I was talking to a guy at a peugeot dealer (overseas obviously) and he said that they add a slight pressure (I am assuming air) to the engine to help force all old oil out of the system when they did an oil change.

Has anyone ever tried to pressurize the engine when changing the oil?
Good idea. I imagine you could run a compressor hose into the oil filler opening with a rag stuffed around it, while also having the filter cap in place and two drain plugs out.
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