blakep82
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 07:25 PM |
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overfilling on oil?
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 
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 07:46 PM |
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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!
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 07:55 PM |
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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.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 08:03 PM |
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why not just put the right amount in? 
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oliwb
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 08:08 PM |
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You can also cause seals to blow out due to the hydraulic pressure if you really over do it.....Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 08:20 PM |
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^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?
because i don't fancy a full oil change tonight, and i don't know how much is actually in there just now. chucked in the rest of what i
had on my bottle of oil (which was barely 3 pints) and its at least showing on the dipstick now 
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 09:16 PM |
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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]
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blakep82
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 10:21 PM |
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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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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/6/07 at 07:34 AM |
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quote:
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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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/6/07 at 07:56 AM |
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quote:
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,
Classic
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blakep82
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| posted on 26/6/07 at 05:12 PM |
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put osme in yeasterday sounds a lot better now wish i'd thought about it before
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