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Oil overfilling

Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by Uomo360F1, Aug 26, 2007.

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  1. Uomo360F1

    Uomo360F1 Formula Junior

    Aug 24, 2007
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    Accidentally I overfilled the 360 engine with about 2 quarts of Synthetic.
    On cold starts, it smokes the hell out for a few minutes and a bit less when I start it warm During driving no more smoke. Will the extra oil burn itself in time, or shall I drain two quarts?
     
  2. f355spider

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    Drain out the excess.
     
  3. Artvonne

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    second draining off the excess. You could easily blow out some oil seals or potentially even worse, if the oil cant get out of the way of moving parts.
     
  4. miketuason

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    +1
     
  5. Air_Cooled_Nut

    Air_Cooled_Nut Formula Junior

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    Oil on an O2 sensor is bad, too.
     
  6. 355

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    If the 360 has a resevoir like the 355 then just use a turkey baster and suck it out. It is much easier than draining it.
     
  7. ZINGARA 250GTL

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    If you have to pull out some oil, go to the marine store and buy a pump whichs will fit an electric drill. They come with small hoses and also fittings for pulling oil out through the dip stick tube. There are other uses, of course. I have had one for years and would not be without it.



     
  8. CavalloRosso

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    +1...they also sell this at Home Depot. I recently bought one for another application.
     
  9. f355spider

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    If you go this method of extraction, you may not get much oil out of the tank, as it tends to drain back to the engine sump. But try it, and if you can't get enough out, you may need to start it and warm it a bit to get the oil back to the tank.
     
  10. Artvonne

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    There is no pressure relief on the scavenge side on a Ferrari. It simply pumps the pan dry and pumps oil to the reservoir continuously. If you overfilled it far enough, it would rupture the tank or blow the cap off. Or something equally nasty.
     

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