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Old 05-29-2005, 08:09 AM
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Oops Missed

Just topped up my 8 with oil and managed to miss the funnel

A bit has ran down into the engine. I've managed to clean off what i can get to/see. There wasnt enough of it to drip through onto the ground below

Will this cause a problem or will it just this burn off the next time I use the car?
Old 05-29-2005, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by eddyjo
Just topped up my 8 with oil and managed to miss the funnel

A bit has ran down into the engine. I've managed to clean off what i can get to/see. There wasnt enough of it to drip through onto the ground below

Will this cause a problem or will it just this burn off the next time I use the car?
No harm done... it will just burn off... some stink and maybe a little smoke for a day or two. Since it was fresh, clean oil it won't be that bad.
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Thanks for the advice G8rboy
Old 05-29-2005, 01:39 PM
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I've done the same thing myself, before I realized that a funnel is mandatory with a thin oil like 5W-20. Should be no harm done.
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Vote Quimby.
Old 05-29-2005, 11:52 PM
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It's a rotary - It likes an oil bath every now and then...
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