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> Can Too Much Oil Damage Your Motor?, Mechanic Added Too Much
windforfun
post May 20 2022, 02:33 PM
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Ran it for about 1 hr prior to draining excess oil. The motor is a "73 1.7. Thanks.
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windforfun   Can Too Much Oil Damage Your Motor?   May 20 2022, 02:33 PM
Van B   Like a quart extra or to the top of the fill neck ...   May 20 2022, 02:44 PM
Shivers   I run a quarter quart or so high always   May 20 2022, 07:29 PM
Puebloswatcop   Most likely no significant problems. It will gene...   May 21 2022, 02:21 PM
Jake Raby   I see engines permanently damaged from too much oi...   May 22 2022, 07:26 AM
Sea Rooster   I see engines permanently damaged from too much o...   May 22 2022, 07:31 AM
emerygt350   Jake, what is your feeling on type of filter? I h...   May 22 2022, 07:40 AM
Superhawk996   I'm going to start a new religion based around...   May 22 2022, 07:47 AM
Lockwodo   I'm going to start a new religion based aroun...   May 22 2022, 09:46 AM
Van B   I'm going to start a new religion based arou...   May 22 2022, 02:09 PM
930cabman   I'm going to start a new religion based aroun...   May 23 2022, 05:43 AM
emerygt350   I do notice some different behavior as far as oil ...   May 22 2022, 08:09 AM
Superhawk996   I do notice some different behavior as far as oil...   May 22 2022, 08:35 AM
bbrock   Here's the thing. Keep you oil & filter...   May 22 2022, 03:42 PM
Big Len   Here's the thing. Keep you oil & filte...   May 22 2022, 04:03 PM
wonkipop   Here's the thing. Keep you oil & filte...   May 22 2022, 04:53 PM
bbrock   i would have thought synthetic oils are better a...   May 22 2022, 10:57 PM
Superhawk996   Still interested to hear why [b]@[url=http://ww...   May 23 2022, 06:25 AM
Superhawk996   i would have thought synthetic oils are better a...   May 23 2022, 06:52 AM
emerygt350   I just noticed the difference between a mobil1 fil...   May 22 2022, 10:40 AM
porschetub   I just noticed the difference between a mobil1 fi...   May 22 2022, 04:45 PM
emerygt350   That's a good point. I always use synthetic, ...   May 22 2022, 06:33 PM
Badinfluence1   Ran it for about 1 hr prior to draining excess oi...   May 23 2022, 12:51 AM
StarBear   Concur with Big Len’s comments. 20W50 high-phos ...   May 23 2022, 06:18 AM
930cabman   FWIW: I have been changing my oil (dino) every 3k...   May 23 2022, 06:51 AM
Van B   @[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showu...   May 23 2022, 08:33 AM
Superhawk996   @[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?show...   May 23 2022, 09:39 AM
Van B   [quote name='Van B' post='3003624' date='May 23 2...   May 23 2022, 11:24 AM
Jamie   OK now, if considering a switch from dino to synth...   May 23 2022, 09:45 AM
emerygt350   OK now, if considering a switch from dino to synt...   May 23 2022, 12:29 PM
gandalf_025   Back, years ago…at a shop just outside Boston.. ...   May 23 2022, 10:43 AM
john ee quest   Ran it for about 1 hr prior to draining excess oi...   May 23 2022, 01:03 PM
vitamin914   I realize we are drifting off the too much oil que...   May 23 2022, 03:22 PM
porschetub   I realize we are drifting off the too much oil qu...   May 23 2022, 06:16 PM
vitamin914   Its gone from oil overfilling subject to a oil br...   May 24 2022, 05:56 AM
r_towle   For me, and my rare driving of any aircooled motor...   May 23 2022, 04:49 PM
Van B   @vitamin914 In addition to the better temperature...   May 23 2022, 05:39 PM
Jake Raby   VR-1 was changed due to LSPI in modern engines a c...   May 23 2022, 05:55 PM
Front yard mechanic   I watched the indi time trials and saw rpm's r...   May 24 2022, 06:29 AM


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