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Cars

  • 27-02-2007 11:56am
    #1
    Anna23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭


    Does anyone know what happens if you put into a car to much oil, whhich I have done on Sunday and yday it stopped and the somke that came out of it was mad. I had to pull over and wait for the AA who came afte 3 hours!!! What do I need to do, this morning I started the car and it works fine!


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  • #2
    gucci
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,289 ✭✭✭gucci


    too much oil is almost as bad as none. can blow the seals in your engine from the amount of pressure build up etc. its not a major hard thing to remedy, im sure the AA guy drained your oil to a reasonable level, if not you'll need to, do it when the engine has cooled off fully.


  • #3
    Anna23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Anna23


    He didnt do anything to it, he just said I need to take it to a garage and get it done, oh I cant believe he could have done it and didnt do it! I can do that myself rite?


  • #4
    Ghost Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,467 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    Anna23 wrote:
    He didnt do anything to it, he just said I need to take it to a garage and get it done, oh I cant believe he could have done it and didnt do it! I can do that myself rite?

    Probably best to get the garage to do it. Done it before for a boat using a hand pump thing, you run the engine first to heat up the oil a bit, then the pump sucks the oil out the dip stick hole. With a car you get under the oil sump, under the engine and open a nut at the bottom of the sump to drain it a bit, so not so easy. http://www.ehow.com/how_11_change-motor-oil.html


  • #5
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    how much did you put in?
    the amount of damage depends on how long you drove it for - there is a possibility your catalytic convertor could have taken some damage.


  • #6
    Anna23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Anna23


    Ive put about liters in it, but its working fine now I took it to the garage and they fixed it!


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  • #7
    \m/_(>_<)_\m/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭\m/_(>_<)_\m/


    Anna23 wrote:
    Does anyone know what happens if you put into a car to much oil, whhich I have done on Sunday and yday it stopped and the somke that came out of it was mad. I had to pull over and wait for the AA who came afte 3 hours!!! What do I need to do, this morning I started the car and it works fine!

    the fantastic adventures of Walter Mitty...
    but all fixed now....just as a matter of interest how much did the garage charge


  • #8
    tak
    Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭tak


    Put this thing in Motors forum.


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