the beemer's been a bit noisy, checked the oil today and the dipstick was dry
whats the risk to the engine? will it just burn it off, or can a bit too much cause any damage?
the beemer's been a bit noisy, checked the oil today and the dipstick was dry
The crankshaft will hit the oil, whisking it up and making it 'frothy'. This is very bad news for most of the inside of the engine, particularly the bits that rely on decent oil pressure like crankshaft bearings!
i've some oil in th egarage, i don't think there's enough there to overfill it. MOT's up soon, so may put it in for a service at the same time. next month i think.
why not just put the right amount in? 
You can also cause seals to blow out due to the hydraulic pressure if you really over do it.....Oli.
^i'm not looking at filling right to the brim of the filler! just if i went past the marks on the dipstick
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Originally posted by matt_claydon
why not just put the right amount in?
Don't know about beemers but years ago i overfilled a pinto with oil by mistake and discovered that if you go round roundabouts sideways at 6,000
rpm you gets lots of smoke followed by a big bang. The oil level dropped quickly after that. 
What kind of beemer is it and where did the oil go?
If its a green 7 series honest i didn't know there was anything wrong with it when i sold it 
[Edited on 25/6/07 by TGR-ECOSSE]
i don't know where it all went, its a n reg 328. i'm sure there was pleanty in there last year... whats left is nice and clean though,
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Originally posted by blakep82
i'm sure there was pleanty in there last year...
Sounds like something the Mrs would say!
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Originally posted by blakep82
i don't know where it all went, its a n reg 328. i'm sure there was pleanty in there last year... whats left is nice and clean though,
put osme in yeasterday sounds a lot better now wish i'd thought about it before