FlashCadillac Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 in your car and run it for 6 months?? I know, I know.... :oops: see my sig Yup... engines totally Fu*ked! Boat anchor style and on closer inspection there is going to be a lot more welding need doing on it before too long.... So... The start of Project 2.0 Zetec Capri has timed its self quite nicely with droppiong out of uni and now into a full time job... it means i can fund it now I just need to find another car to run around in.... Anyone got a 1.6 Mk3 Capri for sale?
Admin Vista Posted June 7, 2007 Admin Report Posted June 7, 2007 How did you end up with that much oil in it??
Jimbob-Squarepants © Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 What A Plonker! Your plans sound good though mate... Get on with it... NOW
Guest cortinamad-gonetoo Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 how did you put that much extra oil in?????????
FlashCadillac Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Posted June 7, 2007 How did you end up with that much oil in it?? i dont know tipped the bottle too far..... its only what i have been told from my stepdad i always knew it was above the max line.... but not by a massive amount... i just asumed they must give u a bit of room for mistakes... obviosly not
FlashCadillac Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Posted June 7, 2007 How did you end up with that much oil in it?? i dont know tipped the bottle too far..... its only what i have been told from my stepdad i always knew it was above the max line.... but not by a massive amount... i just asumed they must give u a bit of room for mistakes... obviosly not Oh And because im a Fu*kin Idiot thats why... This has also been a bit of a sh*tter to my Ashford and L2B Plans... Unless i can find a Mk3 Sharpish
Anglia68 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 I once topped up the oil in a crossflow with the car still on the jack and put way too much in. After a few miles the exhaust started to belch out smoke and in the end I had to pull over because the inside of the car was full and I couldn't see to drive any more. Once I drained some of the oil out it was fine,no damage done.
OllieC Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 other than seals what damage can you do by putting too much oil in then ? with oldskool motors that is, i guess u could kill the cat or the lambda sensers etc on modern stuff
Admin Vista Posted June 7, 2007 Admin Report Posted June 7, 2007 If the oil level is too high it can overstress the crank as it splashes into it while it rotates.
blower Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 a mate of mine once checked his G/friends car oil level , and commented it was a bit low but he didnt have any to top it up he went to work , and her dad called in , she mentions the oil level to dad , oh ill see to that he says ... so he only fills it to the BRIM of the cap
FlashCadillac Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Posted June 7, 2007 from what i can gather the engine now has extreamly low compression..... its starts and runs in tickover really sweet but as soon as you touch the gas pedal smoke everwhere and if you try to put it into gear it dies before the car even thinks of moving. ooo... that was my 600th post
Gonzo Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 so its not completely fubar then. Dunno what would be wrong with it but it doesn't sound unfixable.
negri Posted June 7, 2007 Report Posted June 7, 2007 not too sure but maybe runnning it for a while with the proper amount of oil in it . the compression will come up again ? sounds like maybe oil has got onto the bores ? you could maybe get a oil treatment for it to . might help build up the compression again
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