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Old 07-20-2012, 07:56 PM
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so a few days ago i put about 3 quarts in thinking i had little under 2. but right after i put it in i took the car for a spin and its got terrible accel. so i parked it in my garage thinking it was my clutch starting to slip.

today i was gonna move the car out of the garage and there is bluish smoke spewing everywhere on startup. im gonna drain some oil out tomorrow but i was wondering what yall might think as to if there is more going on than that. and also when i popped the hood this morning after the smoke i saw oil around the filler cap and down the passenger side of the engine.
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didnt you check the dipstick???
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i did but when it was cold so it showed right at full
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If it says it was at all, and not reading above that you're fine, I would double check though. and also blow out your rear main seal.
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that what im saying when it was cold thats what it read. when warm its right above the F (too high) so im gonna drain some tomorrow morning and see if the smoke goes away. how can i tell if the rear main seal is blown?
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F, not H?

Is that the stock dipstick?
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I meant H sorry. I'm about to drain it. Tried looking for any oil spots but didn't find any. Also the rear main seal looks to be in good shape so I may be lucky.

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Originally Posted by Revs 2 9K
i did but when it was cold so it showed right at full
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/929...t__p__21412145
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drain any extra oil when the car is cold, you can do some pretty crazy engine damage from over filling oil
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Just drained it all out and just decided to change it. Car now runs flawlessly. :resolved:
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