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Too Much Motor Oil
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:38 am
by JNV
What happens if you overfill with too much oil?
I accidentally overfilled, and ran it like that for about 100 miles, till I started smelling burnt oil. Will it ruin gaskets?
Thanks for any advice.
Re: Too Much Motor Oil
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:03 am
by tortoise
JNV wrote:What happens if you overfill with too much oil?
In the context of a Buddy 125 or similar GY6 scooter engine . . just lean the scooter over on right side and let the excess oil drain out the dipstick port into a pan.
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:21 am
by Wolfhound
I did the same thing on the first oil change for my 170i. After about 10 miles the engine light came on and the motor slowed down but kept running til I reached a friends place 5 miles further down the road. Used a large hypo to pull the excess oil out til I had a good reading on the dip stick. Ran home just fine but I did another oil change immediately. No problems since then.
