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Just put 1 Litre of two stoke oil in my car (Ford Ka)-in the oil filler bit
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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.? Probably. Get it out and start again, I would. I assume you were changing the oil otherwise you shouldn't have been able to fit a whole litre in? Si |
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On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:33:55 +0100, "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.? What's a 'senior' person doing driving a Ford Ka? ;-) -- Frank Erskine |
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On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:15:11 +0100, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
mused: 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.? Probably. Get it out and start again, I would. Yep. I assume you were changing the oil otherwise you shouldn't have been able to fit a whole litre in? You'd be surprised, I had a car, X plate, used to fit about 4 litres of oil in every couple of Months, but I do do slightly higher mileage then the average senior Ford Ka driver. -- Regards, Stuart. |
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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. -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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"Roger Mills" wrote in message ... 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. -- 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! -- Brian |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Brian Sharrock wrote: "Roger Mills" wrote in message ... 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. 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! An interesting theory! I read it as STROKE and believe that was what he meant, even if he wrote STOKE. I would be very surprised if the viscosity of engine oil was specified in Stokes - or even in Centistokes (cSt) - on the tin, the more usual designation being SAE 10W/30 or whatever. FWIW, there's an equivalence table at http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tabl...Viscosity.html - from which it can be seen that most 'normal' engine oil has a viscosity of less than 10 cSt - and certainly not 200! -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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Roger Mills wrote:
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. I have had a series of new Rover cars, all of them petrol with steel rims. I gave up checking oil levels, tyre pressures, brake fluid levels and power steering fluids between services. They were so good, that none of them ever dropped below the minimum and I was doing more than 20,000 miles a year. Going back a few years, I did have some Austin cars that wanted a litre of oil occasionally. 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.] Usually a litre. 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. Isn't this something akin to the thread a few months ago about putting petrol into a diesel engine car. I think the general consensus was it was OK providing that the ratio was within certain limits. One litre of oil will not dilute 4 litres that much, surely? Dave |
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"Dave" wrote in message ... Roger Mills wrote: 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. I have had a series of new Rover cars, all of them petrol with steel rims. I gave up checking oil levels, tyre pressures, brake fluid levels and power steering fluids between services. They were so good, that none of them ever dropped below the minimum and I was doing more than 20,000 miles a year. Going back a few years, I did have some Austin cars that wanted a litre of oil occasionally. 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.] Usually a litre. 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. Isn't this something akin to the thread a few months ago about putting petrol into a diesel engine car. I think the general consensus was it was OK providing that the ratio was within certain limits. One litre of oil will not dilute 4 litres that much, surely? Dave Thanks for all the expert advice which has been absorbed. I meant Stroke not Stoke (not trolling). I will be back with another "cock up" soon no doubt:-) |
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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... 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 only do short journeys, it probably won't. If you do long, fast journeys, it might. To put your mind at rest, you should drain all the engine oil and put fresh oil in. If you change the engine oil yourself: It's recommended that you warm the engine up by taking the car on a short (as required) run. Then drain the oil quickly. If a garage does it for you, _insist_ on them warming the engine up first. Sylvain. |
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On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:00:59 GMT "Sylvain VAN DER WALDE"
wrote: If you only do short journeys, it probably won't. If you do long, fast journeys, it might. Fast journeys - In a Ka ????? - Steve Lowe - E-Mail : - Before Replying Remove .NO.SPAM - UK Resident although my e-mail address is usa.net |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Owain wrote: Steve Lowe wrote: If you only do short journeys, it probably won't. If you do long, fast journeys, it might. Fast journeys - In a Ka ????? Does Motorail still exist? Owain Don't think so. But 'fast' is relative anyway! If you were to run a 4-stroke lawnmower flat out on 2-stroke oil it wouldn't do it any good! [The 'Ka' always seemed a bit agricultural, to me!] -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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In article ,
Steve Lowe wrote: If you only do short journeys, it probably won't. If you do long, fast journeys, it might. Fast journeys - In a Ka ????? Even the smallest one can exceed the national limit by over 20 mph. They also handle very well so will beat many much more powerful cars on the twisty bits. -- *I'm planning to be spontaneous tomorrow * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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