Oil overfill removal
26 August 2003 | 08:36 AM
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I've slightly overfilled my MY99 with oil (just past the F hole on the stick) and I'm worried about knackering my oil seals. Is it possible to suck some back out using a silicone hose and a syringe through the oil filler, I'd probably only need to remove a couple of 100ml? Or should I get it down the dealers for a full oil change as its due for a service in 3 weeks?
26 August 2003 | 08:49 AM
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A messier way to do it is to unscrew the filter slightly (it'll start leaking, have a bucket beneath the filter).
26 August 2003 | 11:55 AM
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Try www.liquidvac.com and ask them if they will ship to the UK. I had mine shipped to a friend in the military in Germany. It works.
26 August 2003 | 01:11 PM
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From: Zed Ess Won Hay Tee
26 August 2003 | 01:30 PM
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Take it out the way you normally get oil out of the engine - undo the sump plug!
26 August 2003 | 03:00 PM
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From: where the wild roses grow
Yep. Sump plug is the most practical option by far. Much less mess than undoing the filter as you'll get a single drip of oil which can be caught in a jug.
26 August 2003 | 03:16 PM
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From: was the drivers seat of Richard Burns's P1 now in a boxster S
Just bin down the dealers they removed half a litre for me,and charged me nothing for the pleasure
26 August 2003 | 03:39 PM
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From: where the wild roses grow
They'll probably put it in the next car they service, and charge its owner for the pleasure!
26 August 2003 | 04:04 PM
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From: At Tescos Filling Up With 99 Octane!!!
Go to mcdonalds get a load of straws join together stick down dipstick hole and suck out what you dont need. (when mouth full spit in bucket dont swallow.)
26 August 2003 | 04:17 PM
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From: LIVERPOOL THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Go for a drive with the filler cap off, worked for me, oil everywhere.
26 August 2003 | 06:40 PM
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From: where the wild roses grow
Hey yoza, just wondering, where'd you get your screen name from?
26 August 2003 | 06:50 PM
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yoza - a m8 did that with a caterham - was fine until he took off bonnet to look and all the hot oil ran straight onto his suede shoes...
anyway, it stopped 'em going rusty
26 August 2003 | 07:00 PM
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From: LIVERPOOL THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Got my screen name from my surname, Hughes , as in Yoza Hughes.
Giz a Job......The film "Black Stuff".
26 August 2003 | 07:20 PM
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From: where the wild roses grow
Thought it might be. Think you'll find it's spelt "Yosser"...
26 August 2003 | 07:28 PM
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From: LIVERPOOL THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
You know how bad my spoolling is.......Got it tattooed on my forehead as well, what a bummer.
26 August 2003 | 11:38 PM
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Got it tattooed on my forehead as well, what a bummer.
How, erm, enlightened of you, Yoza.
Any of the sweaty hunks down at the gym asked you for proof ?
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