just realised i've done something very stupid!

[SteveA]

I would only use the flush if you have always used it. If you havnt used it before then it is more likely to push the crud into the oil channels rather than get it out.

 

Learnt this the hard way.

 

Yeah I've heard people mention that. We used to use Wynns engine flush at a Peugeot/ Citroen main dealership - in all the years I was there we didnt have a single problem with it (hundreds of oil flushes/ including in some very old cars).

[pycoed]

I did this once too. Did an engine oil change late at night on my Suzuki 1300 4x4. Next day drove nearly 200 miles to a 2 day off road/winching competition. By the end of day 1 a couple of marshalls had asked if I was using Castrol R as the exhaust smelt 'distinctive'. I hadn't heard of it, but apparently it's an additive often used in trials bikes to improve performance. Start of second day the engine was a bit slow to pick up but ran well all day, we won the event and drove home with a few hundred quids worth of prizes. About 2 days later I needed to move the SJ to wash it off, the Better Half had to tow me more than half a mile before it would bump start. Washed the car and then left it parked till end of the week. When I took out the sump plug to drain the oil it came out sooo slow. It looked like green/black dog poo . I could pick up a handfull and roll it into a ball. Changed the oil twice more in the next 100 miles and everything was fine. The little truck went on to thrash many Landrovers at Challenge events all over the country.

In short, change it quick but don't worry about any longterm trouble.

Angus

 

 

AAArgh!! - wash your mouth out with soap & water young man!! Never heard of Castrol R? The most addictive perfume known to man. Not an additive - a "super oil" much used in performance bikes & cars up until the early 70's.

 

Based IIRC on Castor Oil & once smelt never forgotten... oh! happy days <sigh> mutter mutter , nothing but bloody diesels in the place these days, mutter, mutter<sigh>...

[Hamburglar]

I connected a new battery the wrong way round (baby induced sleep deprivation and general stupidity whilst rushing!) Burnt out the alternator. Also a 300tdi Landy.

 

I feel a bit better on hearing your tale. Thankfully not an expensive disaster.