"Roger Mills" wrote in message
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:

Just put 1 Litre of two stoke oil in my car (Ford Ka)-in the oil
filler bit .
A senior moment. Will this cause any problems.?

If you were topping up the oil, a litre seems rather a lot to be putting
in at one go. What volume is required is get you from the low mark to the
high mark on the dipstick? What is the overall engine oil capacicy? [Your
driver's handbook should provide answers to both of these questions.]

Two stroke oil is thinner than normal engine oil, since it's designed to
be mixed with the fuel in 2-stroke engines. It won't lubricate a 4-stroke
engine as well as 'proper' oil. I would drain *all* the oil out ASAP, and
refill with the proper stuff, and change the filter too for good measure.
If you don't feel competent to do it, get a garage to do it. Driving round
gently with the current mixture won't do too much harm in the short term,
but change it as soon as you can.
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Cheers,
Roger

The OP stated that he'd put 'two stoke oil' into his Ka; now, a Stoke is the
measurement of viscosity - is 'two stoke oil' equivalent to 200 cS
(centi-Stoke) oil? What viscosity of oil should be inserted into a Ka?
Enquiring minds .... he may be trolling ... or perhaps not!

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Brian