smac
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 09:29 AM |
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Urgent answer needed to odd question
A mate of miine has just rung. He's moving from Yorkshire to Kent today and in preparation for the journey bought some brake fluid to top it
up. However he was half asleep doing it and has put some (he reckons 200ml) in the oil instead of the brake reservoir. Will he be ok or will it do
some damage?
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ko_racer
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 09:44 AM |
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I would think it could do some serious damage. Personally I'd empty it all out, refill with flushing oil and run, then empty again and change
oil filter, then refill. Hopefully he won't have done any serious damage if it's not been run yet.
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JonBowden
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 10:09 AM |
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You don't want to flush it out through the bleed nipples at the wheels - that would spread the oil throught the system and onto every seal
!!!
I would remove the master cylinder resevoir and empty it. Then consider what to do next.
Just in case you don't know - oil wrecks rubber seals
Jon
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subk2002
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 10:44 AM |
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Jon its the other way round  
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NS Dev
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 11:09 AM |
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I'd run it for 30 secs and drop the oil out, and refill with normal oil. Shouldn't do any harm for that time I wouldn't think.
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JonBowden
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 07:41 AM |
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quote:
Jon its the other way round
It took me a few minutes to understand - opps I wasn't very awake 
Jon
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smac
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 03:23 PM |
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update
Well he took it to kwikfit for a Oil change and set off for Deal yesterday and I havent heard from him since so I guess its all fine!
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JoelP
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| posted on 25/7/05 at 08:19 PM |
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hey you're in leeds! Anywhere near shadwell?!
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smac
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| posted on 26/7/05 at 09:42 AM |
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Just down the road in Moortown. Ill show you mine if you show me yours!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/7/05 at 10:04 AM |
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Ive been biting my tongue but now have to ask - how did he manage to mistakingly id the brake reservoir for the oil filler??? I take it was a normal
tin top and he's not very mechanically minded.
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smac
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| posted on 26/7/05 at 10:25 AM |
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I dont know. Im not sure now wether he was intending to top up the oil and just picked up the wrong bottle or momemtarily thought the oil cap was the
brale fluid reservoir. It was on an ancient & leggy laguna.
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/7/05 at 10:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smac
Just down the road in Moortown. Ill show you mine if you show me yours!
bloody hell that is local... im actually on shadwell lane, not shadwell village.
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smac
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| posted on 26/7/05 at 10:44 AM |
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Harrogate Road, a few doors down from St Gemmas
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