Have you herd of this?

[krummel45]

Has any one herd of changing your oil if you flood your car?

It will suposadly start right up i am having problems right now with getting my car started i already have a thread out which has all the info.

thanks

 

[NOSNUSE]

I have heard of people doing this because the gas goes down pass the rings and into the oil pan, and from my understanding thins out the oil which can cause premature bearing wear, I really can't say if this is true of a fuel injected car but i know that it can happen in a carburated car due to the fact that the gas is not as controlled.

 

[DSMJim]

Gas doens't mix with oil so if it's picked up by your oil pump, and it will be, it provides no lubrication to the parts that its applied to. No lubrication is a big problem.

If gas does mix with oil somebody let me know cause I sure as hell have never seen it.

 

[nukefission]

It depends on how bad it's flooded. If you've been trying to start the car for days without it firing, with no fuel supply problems, then yeah it may be a good idea to change the oil out. Can't be too careful.

 

[DSMeclipse4G63]

If you flooded the car then yes change the oil ASAP. Fuel will damage the rings and cylinder walls and yes iot will damage anything it contacts if you drive it with fuel in there. Besides what is an oil change for me its about 12 bucks, k and n oil fliter and high mileage oil.
Andrew

 

[psychlow]

Originally posted by DSMJim
If gas does mix with oil somebody let me know cause I sure as hell have never seen it.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and try to correct a Wiseman.... better put on my flamesuit!

AFAIK, gas is a solvent for oil (hence why people clean their SMICs/FMICs with gasoline - to get out all the oil.) I'll see if I can find any websites that support my theory.

Oil dissolves in gasoline, which completely eliminates most of its lubrication properties. That's why you'd want to change your oil after flooding the engine.

EDIT:

From http://poisonivy.aesir.com/view/soap.html:

You could fill a sink with alcohol, kerosene, or gasoline as they are all good solvents for oil.

I also verified this on many other sites...

Also, I'd think that gasoline would have to be able to mix with oil, hence how we are able to use oil/fuel mixes for 2-stroke engines.