LBMEFM
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| posted on 1/3/12 at 03:58 AM |
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Engine oil contamination
On finishing a routine oil & filter change on my MK Blade engine yesterday I noticed a slight residue of sand in the funnel top. Without noticing
I must of touched the garage wall with the funnel and knocked out a small amount of dust. My question is if some small amout of particles have got
through the mesh in the funnel and entered the engine wil they drop into the sump then be picked up by the filter. I was considering draining the oil
and flushing out the engine but thought once the sands in there there is no guarantee the flushing will remove all of them. This is one of thoses wake
up in the middle of the night worries, any thoughts please.
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steve m
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| posted on 1/3/12 at 05:51 AM |
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Personly i would be shitting myself, thinking there could be SAND in the engine,
I doubt a flush would satisfy my brain, that there was no nasty stuff left in the engine
If anything its a full drain / flush and sump off
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LBMEFM
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 posted on 1/3/12 at 07:36 AM |
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Thanks Steve, that's really got me worried now.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 1/3/12 at 07:55 AM |
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Sand will fall to the bottom, drain the oil whip the sump off and scoop up any rubbish and change the filter.
If there is nothing in the sump then nothing has got in 
If you not not have a baffle then its a good chance to fit one, at the end of the day its only a handful of 8mm bolts and a gasket.
Regards Mark
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v8kid
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| posted on 1/3/12 at 08:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Sand will fall to the bottom, drain the oil whip the sump off and scoop up any rubbish and change the filter.
If there is nothing in the sump then nothing has got in
If you not not have a baffle then its a good chance to fit one, at the end of the day its only a handful of 8mm bolts and a gasket.
Regards Mark
Sort of what he says.
I would expect the sand to stick to stuff on the way down so I would take sump off and flush copiously with a very thin oil or an oil/paraffin mix.
Cheers!
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