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jacko198
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6th Nov 08 at 01:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

So i was driving home before, and my car just randomly started to sound like a taxi, and i had people flashing me etc

So i slowed down, to see if i could hear anything, and it sounded like it was running deisel or had no oil in.

Got home, to see smoke pouring out of my bonnet. Lifted it up to see oil ALLL over my engine bay - and the oil cap had completely dissapeared (and yes, i did have it on)

I think alll of the oil has came out, but didnt have time etc to check.

I was told that it SHOULD be ok if i fill it up with oil and let it run for 20 mins (with a oil cap on)

But was wondering what people think. I probably drove about 7 miles odd with it like that.


Only changed oil 3-4 weeks ago aswell

[Edited on 06-11-2008 by jacko198]
scotts v6
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6th Nov 08 at 02:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

can only try it mate and hope it goes well
luke85
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6th Nov 08 at 06:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Should get away with it as long as it didnt run out of oil, having it splash out the hole a bit wont hurt anything.

Did the oil light come on?
B3KAN
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6th Nov 08 at 10:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Should be alrite mate as would be hard for it to lose all its oil comming out the top end, fill it up with oil and get a new cap then let it run on idle for a bit
Brett
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6th Nov 08 at 10:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I don't understand how people were flashing you because they could see smoke coming out of your bonnet, but you couldn't?
Gibbon
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6th Nov 08 at 10:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I had people do that... They were flashing me when my header tank was boiling and steam was poring out.

I don't think I've shouted "I know" more times in a few minutes in my life.
jacko198
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6th Nov 08 at 11:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It was foggy round here!

Ill give it a go, just need to go find an oil cap from a scrappy, just hope they have got 1!

jacko198
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6th Nov 08 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

oh and oil light didnt come on no
mad_mike252
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lol be all rite
marklawton
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6th Nov 08 at 17:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by jacko198
oh and oil light didnt come on no


should be alright if the oil light didnt come on
Will94
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7th Nov 08 at 00:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

check ur oil level, top up if needs be

then personally i'd run it upto about 2500 rpm just after its fired on all 4 and hold it there for a min or 2... purely because if you let it idle it has bugger all oil pressure

taking it upto that rpm from cold wont hurt it, but it gets the oil pressure up quickly so that fresh oil will work its way round faster
20valver
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quote:
Originally posted by Will94
check ur oil level, top up if needs be

then personally i'd run it upto about 2500 rpm just after its fired on all 4 and hold it there for a min or 2... purely because if you let it idle it has bugger all oil pressure

taking it upto that rpm from cold wont hurt it, but it gets the oil pressure up quickly so that fresh oil will work its way round faster


if you have low oil pressure at tick over then the main could need changing

 
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