Drove with my oil cap off
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Mercedes 190e 1991
Drove with my oil cap off
Hello, a couple of questions
I drove my car 10-15 km without knowing the oil cap was off. On the last 5 kms back to my house the engine oil lamp came on. When I came home I opened the hood, and oil was everywhere, all over the engine and all over the hood, even some on my left headlight.
The car ran fine and didnt overheat, but I think I drove with little to no oil at all for maybe 5 kms. Has this possible done any damage to the engine?
Now I also have to clean the whole engine, for now ive been using paper towels, but whats the best way?
thanks.
I drove my car 10-15 km without knowing the oil cap was off. On the last 5 kms back to my house the engine oil lamp came on. When I came home I opened the hood, and oil was everywhere, all over the engine and all over the hood, even some on my left headlight.
The car ran fine and didnt overheat, but I think I drove with little to no oil at all for maybe 5 kms. Has this possible done any damage to the engine?
Now I also have to clean the whole engine, for now ive been using paper towels, but whats the best way?
thanks.
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You can test your hypothesis by remembering how much oil you added then, subtract that amount from the recommended amount. What was it?---That will answer your question on whether you damaged your engine.
Don't do as some of the less literate folks and hose off the engine----there are thousands of emulsifiers available on the web and at parts stores for this project
Don't do as some of the less literate folks and hose off the engine----there are thousands of emulsifiers available on the web and at parts stores for this project
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