Dirty Den Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 I know that you should not do this, as utimately oil will exit from the oil seals, but I'd like to know how long it is before this happens, and what is involved in putting the damage right? I realise that this is a 'how long is a piece of string?' type question, but I'm just curious. I guess that the time it takes for the seals to go also depends upon how hard the car is driven, how much the oil was overfilled by in the first place, etc? TIA, Den 😬 - Self portrait - still unable to remove the smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 As I understand it, one of the biggest problems is with the pistons hitting the top of the fluid. With fluid being incompressible be definition, you have a situation with a fast moving object hitting a solid incompressible surface. The rest is history Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 also causes overheating I believe 😬26,000 miles in 13 months! angus@tinyworld.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 It can blow the seal out of its place but you wont have a problem with oil surge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwb Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Graham, If the pistons hit the oil you have are really ini it . The issue is the crank dipping into the oil and throwing it up the cylinder walls etc; refered to as 'windage' in the normal sense of the word. Seals are no more likely to leak because of excess oil, more a case of oil being forced out of the breather system (whether it be closed or open). In short, don't overfill. Steve B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 90 Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 Depending on which engine it is, the results can be much more serious. In some engines the crank will froth the oil and the hydraulic cam followers collapse. This has serious repercussions . On the other hand, when I overfilled my old golf (solid followers), it all came out of the exhaust as dirty great clouds of smoke. 99,000 miles so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted October 9, 2002 Author Share Posted October 9, 2002 Thanks guys... Den 😬 - Self portrait - still unable to remove the smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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