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![]() I have heard it is worse for there to be too much oil in than not enough.
A few days ago I was away and perchance did a dip-stick check before setting off. Empty. Topped up with a litre and still empty. Went to Kwik-fit and they also found the tank was empty. Car was ramped up, engine check done, no leaks other than underbody condensation was found. No oil warning light came on. Oil was replaced and seemed OK again. A mystery as to how the car ran on empty without it showing any signs and no warning lights. Now it has too much oil in it, as it is over the marker. Maybe it was the cold winter morning. |
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It's gotta be still there somewhere hasn't it ??? Just a bit thin but still stopping metal to metal contact !!! What hasn't been mentioned in this thread is the damage caused by corrosive substances generated in a cold engine. Isn't it this that causes wear and damage much more than the effects of running for a short while with slightly diluted oil ??? Food for thought. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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But its also worth keeping in mind that this problem was much worse with old carburator engines, where retired Miss Pettygrew drove 2 miles to the post office and back to collect her pension - choke out out all the way, engine screaming at a 2500 rpm idle, belching black sooty smuts and utterly destroyed after a few years. |
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