water went down dipstick hole
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water went down dipstick hole
i washed my engine today, after i was done i took off the bag covering the distributor and the dip stick got pulled a bit out, tiny bit of water went down about 3 drops, i quickly pressed the dipstick down. should i drain the oil or just leave it.
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i just changed my oil less than 2,000km (1,250miles) but im too cheap to change it. ive done much worse, my last truck i used a funnel to pour oil into it after i did it i looked into the skinny part of the funnel and i saw some dirt in it. i didn't even bother changing the oil. its sad that i care more about a few drops of water in my yota than dirt in a newer ram lol.
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In cold weather the condensation that will build inside your motor creates more h20 than a few droplets of water. You'll be fine. Don't worry about it man. I've sucked gallons into my yota's and pumped it out the tailpipe. It's good to flush the system once in a while.
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Yeh, no kidding your paranoid. It's your money, use it to line big-oil's profits a bit more and change your oil for the sake of the recession.
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I would'nt worry about it... it's not like a little water in the pan is going to hydro anything lol and it will boil off before it will do any real harm... next change do a flush first and that will handle it.
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I was expressing the "when in doubt" clause. If OP was concerned enough to post up, might as well just flush it.
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I dunno, I'll ask them. I just met them on priustech.com They are coming over tommorow night to drive all my yota trucks to the stealership so I can trade them in on one prius. Yes, that's right, all 4 of them ladies will be riding back with me in my new prius. I'll post pics tommorow. Stay tuned.
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anyone know who set the standard for oil changes every 3,000 miles. that could also be a money making scheme by the companies lol
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i love the sight of a vehicle blowing water and coolant out of the tailpipe. i bought the truck with a blown headgasket and loved to drive it in short bursts around the neighborhood, creating a mountain of smoke and stink.
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Even better is the Mazda rotary engine with an apex seal not working (either stuck in the "down" (non-sealing) position or plain ol' worn out). The cure to get it started is a touch of ATF in the intake (carb or however you can get it in).
When the engine fires up, the car belches a nasty-smelling white smoke-screen that is guaranteed to impress your neighbors.
When the engine fires up, the car belches a nasty-smelling white smoke-screen that is guaranteed to impress your neighbors.