[tcb] Re: A Lil Mechanical Advice For a Newbie?
- From: whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx
- To: "TCB" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:46:56 +0000
Not likely but you'll want to drain some out before you blow a seal or gasket.
Another member will have to explain what happened, although I bet it has to do
with the viscosity and weight of the oil, the outside temps and the alignment
of the moon and stars. Were you wearing your tincap before or after filling it
up?
J/K! ;)
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From: kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:05:11
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Subject: [tcb] A Lil Mechanical Advice For a Newbie?
I checked my oil and the dipstick was reading just below the two fill lines.
That means it needs a quart, right? Like any other car?
I had 1/3 of a qt in my garage, so I dumped it in just to get me to a gas
station. I checked it again and the level was the same.
So I went to the gas station and put 1/2 a qt. in. Checked it. Still no
change. I then dumped in the rest of the oil, totaling about 1.33 qt.
I then drove about 20 miles and checked it again. Now it reads WAAAYYY
over-full! Like 2 inches above the full line! Then I had to drive it home like
that.
What did I do wrong? And now what sort of mess do I have? Did I hurt it
driving it like that?
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