Bad Mistake!!!!
#1
Bad Mistake!!!!
I put water into the oil on my 2001 Boxster 2.7!!!! Ran down the road for about 2 miles. It started smoking bad so I just turned it off. I knew what I had done immediately. Towed it back to the house and done 1 oil change. Would not turn over. I then manually turned the crank shaft pulley over and was able to start. I then ran "at idle" for 2 minutes and did another oil change. I'm up to my 5th oil change. Oil looks a lot better but the car still smokes a little..... so....
Will this smoke just burn off???? Do I need to replace any parts??? Whats the next step??? Any suggestions appreciated????
Will this smoke just burn off???? Do I need to replace any parts??? Whats the next step??? Any suggestions appreciated????
#2
Was is really water, or coolant (Glycol, etc)?
Two miles=perhaps 4 minutes minimum total run time or more during which water was circulating. So its liliy not going pretty. I imagine there is damage. Does this cause the smoke? Who knows, but be prepared for a bad ending.
- Is the oil pressure still exactly as before, when the engine is fully warmed up?
- Does is smoke on start up (not terribly serious) or on acceleration (serious)?
Regardless, might as well wait and see: if damage has been done, waiting a bit won't make it much worse in all liklihood. and it might go away.
If it were my car, I would start saving for a new, rebuilt, or used engine. Meanwhile, I'd run a dozen cheap oil changes through it, if possible finding and using an oil with a high desiccant rating (an oil recommended for high humidity and or vehicles driven thought/near water, but not oil for a boat engine) and keep changing oil ever 50 miles of so. Oil has a desiccant to suck moisture out, but the normal amount in the oil is only enough to handle moisture due to high humidity -- water spread around an engine would require a lot of it to suck out. Might work. I would also then go to a slightly higher rating (thicker) oil.
Two miles=perhaps 4 minutes minimum total run time or more during which water was circulating. So its liliy not going pretty. I imagine there is damage. Does this cause the smoke? Who knows, but be prepared for a bad ending.
- Is the oil pressure still exactly as before, when the engine is fully warmed up?
- Does is smoke on start up (not terribly serious) or on acceleration (serious)?
Regardless, might as well wait and see: if damage has been done, waiting a bit won't make it much worse in all liklihood. and it might go away.
If it were my car, I would start saving for a new, rebuilt, or used engine. Meanwhile, I'd run a dozen cheap oil changes through it, if possible finding and using an oil with a high desiccant rating (an oil recommended for high humidity and or vehicles driven thought/near water, but not oil for a boat engine) and keep changing oil ever 50 miles of so. Oil has a desiccant to suck moisture out, but the normal amount in the oil is only enough to handle moisture due to high humidity -- water spread around an engine would require a lot of it to suck out. Might work. I would also then go to a slightly higher rating (thicker) oil.
#3
Thanks!!!!
It was water....After 5 oil changes running 2 mins. in between it is running smooth oil preasure seems to be the same no temp. problems. Idle is the same, starts the same, no power loss. No smoking at all. Could I have caught it in time????? Ran for about 100 miles now and everything seems to be fine. Is it the quite before the storm??? Anything I should replace to try and head off future problems??? Thanks for your help...
#4
It was water....After 5 oil changes running 2 mins. in between it is running smooth oil preasure seems to be the same no temp. problems. Idle is the same, starts the same, no power loss. No smoking at all. Could I have caught it in time????? Ran for about 100 miles now and everything seems to be fine. Is it the quite before the storm??? Anything I should replace to try and head off future problems??? Thanks for your help...
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