# I see...I'd change it too..nm

Posted by oE (91se) on September 04, 2002 at 12:35:59:

In Reply to: Well, some people thing that... posted by Uncle Pete on September 04, 2002 at 11:38:03:

: ...if the oil has been in there for ages then there can be deposits of crud lodged in various bits around the engine/gearbox. The idea is that the fresh oil could loosen up the crud and send it to all kinds of places in the engine/gearbox that you don't want it to go to.

: I'd just change it myself.

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- should i just drain the oil and fill it back up or should i do the filter too jon (92gxe) 12:43:20 9/04/2002 (3)
  - Hmmm - I seem to recall that to replace the filter you need to split the tranny... Uncle Pete (89 SE) 13:03:29 9/04/2002 (2)
    - The filter is simply just a screen in it if I remember correctly. no real point in changing. --> Matt (93SE) 13:28:02 9/04/2002 (1)
      - thanks jon (92gxe) 13:33:54 9/04/2002 (0)

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: : ...if the oil has been in there for ages then there can be deposits of crud lodged in various bits around the engine/gearbox. The idea is that the fresh oil could loosen up the crud and send it to all kinds of places in the engine/gearbox that you don't want it to go to. : : I'd just change it myself.