No....... I would say not to change it..... as the oil did should not of
got that hot if you shut off the engine when it over heated.... the oil
should of with stood the heat.

I would think if you had it hot enough to deteriorate the oil there would be
engine damage.

My $.02 worth.

Tom


"Dave Hau" <nospam_davehau_nospam_123@nospam_netscape.net> wrote in message
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> Do I need an oil change after an engine overheat incident? My engine
> overheated over the weekend. After replacing the upper radiator hose and
> the radiator at the dealer, it's working fine now. I seem to recall that
> engine oil deteriorates at high temperature. Does that mean I should
change
> oil now even though it's been only 500 miles since my last oil change?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>