# Changing oil hot vs cold

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-oil-hot-vs-cold/35004>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hybrid-repair, maintenance, toyota, oil, highlander\
**Created:** [August 13, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-oil-hot-vs-cold/35004 "2009-08-13T15:22:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-oil-hot-vs-cold/35004/22 "2009-08-13T23:02:12Z")

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I do it like this: Drive up to the parts store, get new oil and a filter, drive back, let it cool for a half-hour, and then drain the oil. It’s my understanding that warm oil flows better and will get more gunk out of the engine, so this way I automatically warm things up. I don’t do it hot so that the oil has a chance to drain out of the top-end. A rubber glove is often used just in case it’s hotter than I anticipate.

Never had a problem doing it this way. However, as was said before, it’s most important that it simply gets done regularly. The temp of the oil matters little.

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