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Old 03-07-2012, 07:49 PM
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Well im in afghanistan and my brother in law was detailing my car for me and my wife forgot to tell him about my breather that replaces the oil cap. He said he thinks it has water in it and i told him to check to see if it looks milky to confirm if it has water. Also, if it does have water do I just change the oil, run it for a little bit then change it again?
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yes, drain it. how much got in?
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well he said henever sprayed the water directly on the breather so im assuming not much if any at all....just curious of what steps i should take if its in there
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oh and btw it hasnt even been started since he thinks he got water in it...
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drain it till everything comes out.
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
drain it till everything comes out.
I'm with him, don't take a chance and let it drain for a while.
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I'd drain it, fill it, run it, and check the oil. Repeat as necessary.
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will do, thanks guys!
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I would drain it, and once the its pretty much done draining I would add another qt or 2 of oil to it while the drain plug is still out. This will help flush it a little more.
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Drain the sucker out, add more oil, run, redrain, new filter, check. Should be fine.

- Being a detailer among many things. He should be slapped. In in a supportive, brotherly fashion sort of way.



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