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Suffered major brain fade the other day and forgot to replace the oil
filler cap on the valve cover after adding oil. Proceeded to drive down
the highway at about 60mph unitil the warning light and buzzer came on
simultaneously. I cut the engine and pulled over. Luckily the cap was
still in the engine compartment and I had a quart with me. I put the quart
in and limped the the next gas 'n go (about two miles). No lights or
buzzer during this time. Added 3 quarts at the station. Lifters were
noisy for the first 30 seconds and then everything seemed normal.
Proceeded to drive 200 miles at 75mph with no problems.
I'm wondering what my risk is here. Is it possible that
the engine suffered no damage? I expect that I must have done something to
it. Anyone have any idea what I can expect? I'm hoping that I'm in
the clear.
The worst part of it so far is that the oil flying around the
engine compartment coated my right front brake (among other things), rendering
it useless for now.
David Z. |