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Too much engine oil. A problem?
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<blockquote data-quote="red95gts" data-source="post: 6308309" data-attributes="member: 59589"><p>It would have to be waaaaaaay overfilled with oil for that to happen. I'd imagine you'd run into other issues before this would happen.</p><p></p><p>I was stationed with a guy who had a late 80s Pontiac Sunbird with a small 4-cyl in it. He added some oil one day before making a ~300-mile trip from his parents house back to base. He gets to work the next day and mentions that the car is making a funny noise. After asking several questions, I determined that he added oil into the valve cover until it "looked full". I suggested he bring it to the base hobby shop and I helped him drain the oil. </p><p></p><p>We overflowed a 12 quart oil drain pan and mopped up probably another 2 qts off the floor... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> How it made the 300 mile trip with 10 EXTRA quarts of oil is just beyond me. Needless to say, the car never really ran right again.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="red95gts, post: 6308309, member: 59589"] It would have to be waaaaaaay overfilled with oil for that to happen. I'd imagine you'd run into other issues before this would happen. I was stationed with a guy who had a late 80s Pontiac Sunbird with a small 4-cyl in it. He added some oil one day before making a ~300-mile trip from his parents house back to base. He gets to work the next day and mentions that the car is making a funny noise. After asking several questions, I determined that he added oil into the valve cover until it "looked full". I suggested he bring it to the base hobby shop and I helped him drain the oil. We overflowed a 12 quart oil drain pan and mopped up probably another 2 qts off the floor... :eek: How it made the 300 mile trip with 10 EXTRA quarts of oil is just beyond me. Needless to say, the car never really ran right again.. :) [/QUOTE]
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