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If you had put engine oil into a power steering fluid pot by mistake, would you say it is ok to drive for 50 miles to the nearest main dealer for them to sort out?
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You would think that any lubricant is better than no lubricant? (ie better than letting the pas run dry/too low?)
BUT, i dont know if normal oil would affect any seals etc etc in the pas system?
Cant the main dealer shed any light on it?
BUT, i dont know if normal oil would affect any seals etc etc in the pas system?
Cant the main dealer shed any light on it?
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A little bit yes stu.
Basically, it was dark, and someone was flustered, so they went to top up their engine oil, but instead of putting it where you would normally top up the oilo, it was put in the power steering pot instead!
Basically, it was dark, and someone was flustered, so they went to top up their engine oil, but instead of putting it where you would normally top up the oilo, it was put in the power steering pot instead!
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I personally, just dont think he should risk driving it to the dealership and just get it recovered.
however, the service advisors are saying to lee he should be ok to drive it there.
but then i spoke to a techy who works there, and he said he wouldnt take the risk.
so confuzzled!
however, the service advisors are saying to lee he should be ok to drive it there.
but then i spoke to a techy who works there, and he said he wouldnt take the risk.
so confuzzled!
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Im of the opinion that the risk of any damage to the pump is more or less nothing, as the oil is a lubricant anyway, and not much went in anyhow.
Seals wise I genuinely dont know, as I dont know if they are likely to be harmed by engine oil as Ive never tried it, but it seems unlikely, especially in a short period of time and when so diluted, besides, any harm in that respect, is already being done if its been pumped about.
So personally I would happily risk it, but then its not my very expensive car, its lee's, so its his decision ultimately as no one will give him a definitive answer I suspect.
Seals wise I genuinely dont know, as I dont know if they are likely to be harmed by engine oil as Ive never tried it, but it seems unlikely, especially in a short period of time and when so diluted, besides, any harm in that respect, is already being done if its been pumped about.
So personally I would happily risk it, but then its not my very expensive car, its lee's, so its his decision ultimately as no one will give him a definitive answer I suspect.
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syringe it out as much as you can then just top as much as possible with PS fluid and head over the to dealer to flush it out etc.
how big is the tank and how long was it run for? did you trun the wheels much when running?
how big is the tank and how long was it run for? did you trun the wheels much when running?
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well chip he is happy to drive it!! so he probably will, however he asked me today if i wouold do it for him and i said no!!!
because it would just be my luck something would go wrong while im driving it!
and its not like me to turn the opportunity down of driving percy!
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and its not like me to turn the opportunity down of driving percy!
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IMO it will be fine. Its simply running, i expect, auto transmission fluid mixed at a low level with a synthetic engine oil so I doubt that it would cause any problems at all in the short term. The Porker should be fine to get to the local dealer, no problems at all.
Modern oils wouldnt attack the seals like old fashioned ones would. (They used to cause shrink and swell, leaving a right old mess but im confident a modern synthetic wont do this.)
Dont enter the Le Mans in it though, as occasionally woolly steering feel from the easier to compress multigrade may cause a crash.
Modern oils wouldnt attack the seals like old fashioned ones would. (They used to cause shrink and swell, leaving a right old mess but im confident a modern synthetic wont do this.)
Dont enter the Le Mans in it though, as occasionally woolly steering feel from the easier to compress multigrade may cause a crash.
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IMO it will be fine. Its simply running, i expect, auto transmission fluid mixed at a low level with a synthetic engine oil so I doubt that it would cause any problems at all in the short term. The Porker should be fine to get to the local dealer, no problems at all.
Modern oils wouldnt attack the seals like old fashioned ones would. (They used to cause shrink and swell, leaving a right old mess but im confident a modern synthetic wont do this.)
Dont enter the Le Mans in it though, as occasionally woolly steering feel from the easier to compress multigrade may cause a crash.![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
Modern oils wouldnt attack the seals like old fashioned ones would. (They used to cause shrink and swell, leaving a right old mess but im confident a modern synthetic wont do this.)
Dont enter the Le Mans in it though, as occasionally woolly steering feel from the easier to compress multigrade may cause a crash.
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Nice one Stu.
Vauxhalls use ATF in the power steering too, so in their case Id be happy to say the seals were safe, but didnt realise most cars did the same
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we got a dozy girl at work who one night managed to put oil in the header tank on a 214 rover
apparently the oil light flickered so thought best to top it up in a garage,i mean HOW can anyone do this?
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And we had oil in header tanks quite often, and brake fluid in pas resevoirs.
Keeps the dealers busy!
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Ive just spoken to Porche europe's design division about this to get their comment on the very clear labelling of each filler lid, what they said was:
"Wir erfanden, was wir fühlten, war eine Idiotbeweis-Lösung, und kam dann vorwärts ein größerer Idiot"
"Wir erfanden, was wir fühlten, war eine Idiotbeweis-Lösung, und kam dann vorwärts ein größerer Idiot"
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