oil overfill
05-27-2005, 08:04 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by xviper,May 27 2005, 08:37 AM
I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't in my usual "mood", so I left it alone. I'll let you run with this one and I'll "tag-team" with ya. Lemme know when you get tired.
I'm pretty sure the main problem with overfilling the oil is that it lets the crank contact the oil, which whips air into the oil. Is that correct?
05-27-2005, 08:09 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by tizbad2k,May 27 2005, 08:54 AM
My mistake, i thought it was true. Sorry for the misinformation. Im assuming your saying the cat clogged part is wrong?
I thought the idea was that overfilled oil would foam up and this would cause excessive amounts of it to be pushed out through the pcv system, which in turn would cause it to be burnt by the engine, which in turn would cause exhaust gasses consisting of higher concetrations of oil burning residue to pass through the cat, which would clog it.
I thought the idea was that overfilled oil would foam up and this would cause excessive amounts of it to be pushed out through the pcv system, which in turn would cause it to be burnt by the engine, which in turn would cause exhaust gasses consisting of higher concetrations of oil burning residue to pass through the cat, which would clog it.
05-27-2005, 08:20 AM
#14
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,May 27 2005, 09:04 AM
I'm pretty sure the main problem with overfilling the oil is that it lets the crank contact the oil, which whips air into the oil. Is that correct?
Even known "oil burners" (I'm talking about blue smoke out the exhaust) don't end the life of a cat prematurely. They can function for a very long time. It may put a bit of a strain on the cat's performance, but the difference would be hard to measure.
Foam from oil being "stirred up" due to an overfill won't easily be pushed out the PCV anyway. Oil needs to be vapourized by heat and be subjected to crankcase pressures for it to be expelled via the PCV system.
05-27-2005, 08:28 AM
#16
Originally Posted by tizbad2k,May 27 2005, 09:24 AM
should i edit my post to remove the misinfo?
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