Could too much oil + cold = no start?
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Could too much oil + cold = no start?
My 8 wouldn't start the other day. Battery was fine.
I had topped off the oil the night before and I think I might have added too much. Could that have prevented it from starting?
I tried it the next day and cranked very sluggishly and started. I drove it around for 15 minutes to get it warm and recharge the battery, and it's been fine since.
I had topped off the oil the night before and I think I might have added too much. Could that have prevented it from starting?
I tried it the next day and cranked very sluggishly and started. I drove it around for 15 minutes to get it warm and recharge the battery, and it's been fine since.
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Thanks. I didn't think the oil would cause this, but it seemed like a coincidence that I had just filled it. I do have an '04 and will discuss the starter and battery when I take it in on Monday.
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The oil gauge (which I know is not all that acurate) is two lines to the right of center. I doubted this would cause a problem, but it did happen the next time I tried to start it after topping off the oil.
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It's cold now, so I'll check it the next time I drive it. It could be I assumed it was an over-fill when it wouldn't start -- but now it sounds like maybe the problem really is the battery and starter.
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If not its a AT with 1 oil cooler and will use 4 & 1/2 qts of oil. But if the car has 2 oil coolers its 5 qts of oil.
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Oil overflow wouldnt' do it, maybe the battery? (as CRH mentioned)
Oil overflow wouldnt' do it, maybe the battery? (as CRH mentioned)
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From search the board and reading links, it sounds like the starter/battery upgrade is done for "crank, no start" conditions. But the day my 8 didn't start, it didn't crank at all. I hope I can convince them to give me the upgrade.
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I don't know if this is related... Sorry for thread jacking... But my car recently (and considering this is the first times it's seen this cold) seems to have a completely f***** up idle and sound when the temperature reaches below 35... I just hope nothing is broken
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Update: Took it in for six-month maintenance. Oil was not over-filled. They said the battery was fine. I'm not happy with that response. I told them the DSC/TSC light stayed on for a while when I got it to start (the day after it wouldn't start). The light later went off.
They said it was normal for the light to stay on after an incident like that -- that if it had stayed on, it would have needed to be towed in.
They said battery and starter are fine. But they noted that it didn't start on a cold day. That indicates a problem to me.
Car has driven fine since then, but the days have been a lot warmer.
They said it was normal for the light to stay on after an incident like that -- that if it had stayed on, it would have needed to be towed in.
They said battery and starter are fine. But they noted that it didn't start on a cold day. That indicates a problem to me.
Car has driven fine since then, but the days have been a lot warmer.