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I was fitting an oil temp gauge on the weekend.

Used the sandwich plate from just japs (to attach the sender).

fitted fine..

drove to the gym about 20Ks away and back not realising that the oil was spilling everywhere.

by the time i got home there were no oil left and the engine was getting quite hot...

have i fark the engine?

btw what do you guys normally do when installing an oil temp gauge?

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Not good. Im guessing the oil spilling everywhere was from the plate you installed for the oil temp sender. Needless to say turning the engine over and checking for leaks before driveing off is advised. Mabey you didnt tighten something up or the plate is the wrong size.

You'll have to refill the engine and turn it over and see how it runs, you might get lucky and nothing major would of cooked.

Either way those 20km without oil would of done about 100,000km of normal wear and tear....

Guess i am in the market for a new engine soon.

maybe a good opportunity to upgrade to something more powerful..

oil pressure was still up to around 1/4 of the gauge and when i took the oil filter out it was full so hopefully wasn't too bad..

see how much i lost when i fill up tonight..

I was fitting an oil temp gauge on the weekend.

Used the sandwich plate from just japs (to attach the sender).

fitted fine..

drove to the gym about 20Ks away and back not realising that the oil was spilling everywhere.

by the time i got home there were no oil left and the engine was getting quite hot...

have i fark the engine?

btw what do you guys normally do when installing an oil temp gauge?

1. You probably ended up causing a number of skids on the roads you drove and poluted the f**k out of the environment.

2. You indefinately caused some damage to your engine... This BMW had oil leak and drained a lot of oil, they replaced the engine cos he f**ked it up.

All for a lousy oil temp gauge?

How ironic, you didnt even have any bloody oil to measure LOL

Sorry man but if you wonna be a bit of a DIY know it all and whack any shit into your car without properly checking, double checking for leaks etc, you should cop it.

1. You probably ended up causing a number of skids on the roads you drove and poluted the f**k out of the environment.

2. You indefinately caused some damage to your engine... This BMW had oil leak and drained a lot of oil, they replaced the engine cos he f**ked it up.

All for a lousy oil temp gauge?

How ironic, you didnt even have any bloody oil to measure LOL

Sorry man but if you wonna be a bit of a DIY know it all and whack any shit into your car without properly checking, double checking for leaks etc, you should cop it.

Man.. fair go.. the guy was trying to do something that would go along way to protect his engine from overheating and in the process may have caused alot of damage.. last thing he needs is someone to tell him all the things he did wrong..

maybe it all looked fine.. felt like it was fine and probably drove like it was fine.. could have been anything and everyone makes mistakes, even you..

As for the engine, fill it back up.. take out the sandwhich plate.. maybe take it to a mechanic and get them to make sure it's alright.. hopefully won't be all bad and it wasn't completely dry.. good luck with it..

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Man.. fair go.. the guy was trying to do something that would go along way to protect his engine from overheating and in the process may have caused alot of damage.. last thing he needs is someone to tell him all the things he did wrong..

maybe it all looked fine.. felt like it was fine and probably drove like it was fine.. could have been anything and everyone makes mistakes, even you..

As for the engine, fill it back up.. take out the sandwhich plate.. maybe take it to a mechanic and get them to make sure it's alright.. hopefully won't be all bad and it wasn't completely dry.. good luck with it..

thats why i never do any adventurous shit to my car... and take it to mechanic.

i didnt mean to be harsh, just imagine if every Joe, Dick and Harry did the same mistake...

thats why i never do any adventurous shit to my car... and take it to mechanic.

i didnt mean to be harsh, just imagine if every Joe, Dick and Harry did the same mistake...

you cant blame the bloke for trying to do something on his car. a sandwich plate is piss easy to install. just because you pay someone to do your work for you doesnt give you any right to slander someone else's efforts.

he made a mistake, give whatever technical advice you have (in this case, nil), and move on.

i've even got a leak out of my one. the leak on mine is coming out of the bolt thats meant to be blocking one of the holes.

the rb25's are good when low on oil. i dont think he did any real damage otherwise he would've posted a topic that said "just fitted sandwich plate now my motor sounds like shit!!", but he didnt.

in my opinion, if the oil light didnt come on then you're safe, your engine should be fine.. just refill and listen out for any knocking or ticking then report back.

Thanks for all your comments guys,,

firstly the stupid plate was purchased from just japs, it fitted fine.. but i think it was generic one and didn't fit probally..i should have took it for a drive to check it out first before going long distance but it was sunday and i was rushing before the freaking gym closes..

Got me self some motul 4100 and filled her up last night.. took about 4 litres (accounting for the oil lost when i took the plate off)..

engine started fine, no weird noise or no anything like that so should be ok but will take her to the mechanic to check on the weekend..

I reckon i properly lost about 20,000Ks of life.

oh well.. you learn to be more careful next time..

you cant blame the bloke for trying to do something on his car. a sandwich plate is piss easy to install. just because you pay someone to do your work for you doesnt give you any right to slander someone else's efforts.

he made a mistake, give whatever technical advice you have (in this case, nil), and move on.

i've even got a leak out of my one. the leak on mine is coming out of the bolt thats meant to be blocking one of the holes.

the rb25's are good when low on oil. i dont think he did any real damage otherwise he would've posted a topic that said "just fitted sandwich plate now my motor sounds like shit!!", but he didnt.

in my opinion, if the oil light didnt come on then you're safe, your engine should be fine.. just refill and listen out for any knocking or ticking then report back.

You are right,.

Cheers.

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