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Title: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 21:17:13
I recently had the dreaded oil in plugwells so i did the breathers and gasket etc ... to remove the oil from the plugwells i basically soaked it all up using kitchen roll etc  ... couldnt see the plugs at all for oil but i persevered and got 99% of it out  :-/ .... anyway i did think at the time of just removing the plugs but i was afraid of all that oil going down the cylinders in one go ..... would it have done any harm ? ..... if not i can do that if it happens again  :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: hotel21 on 10 March 2009, 21:18:51
Could have turned the engine over with the plugs out and kitchen roll/cloth over the holes to catch the oil....   :)
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 21:20:18
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Could have turned the engine over with the plugs out and kitchen roll/cloth over the holes to catch the oil....   :)

Yeah i never thought about that  :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: waspy on 10 March 2009, 21:21:03
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Could have turned the engine over with the plugs out and kitchen roll/cloth over the holes to catch the oil....   :)

Bloody hell, easier to soak it up with kitchen roll :D :D :D ;D
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Vamps on 10 March 2009, 21:23:14
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Could have turned the engine over with the plugs out and kitchen roll/cloth over the holes to catch the oil....   :)

Bloody hell, easier to soak it up with kitchen roll :D :D :D ;D

That's all I have done in the past. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 10 March 2009, 21:24:06
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Could have turned the engine over with the plugs out and kitchen roll/cloth over the holes to catch the oil....   :)

Bloody hell, easier to soak it up with kitchen roll :D :D :D ;D

That's all I have done in the past. ;D ;D


and me!! :D ;)
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 21:28:58
Hopefully it wont happen again anyway .... i couldnt belive how blocked the breathers were .... must have never been done by previous owners .
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: haj on 10 March 2009, 21:32:21
I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 21:33:22
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells

I actually had that thought at the time but didnt have anything like that to hand  :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 10 March 2009, 21:37:30
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells


I used to do that kind of thing, but I have gone off the taste of oil or petrol if I can avoid it! :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: waspy on 10 March 2009, 21:39:17
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells


I used to do that kind of thing, but I have gone off the taste of oil or petrol if I can avoid it! :D :D ;)

Use in conjunction with a syringe :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 21:40:12
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells


I used to do that kind of thing, but I have gone off the taste of oil or petrol if I can avoid it! :D :D ;)

Use in conjunction with a syringe :y

Thats what i thought it ment ... :y :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 10 March 2009, 21:43:41
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells


I used to do that kind of thing, but I have gone off the taste of oil or petrol if I can avoid it! :D :D ;)

Use in conjunction with a syringe :y

With a syringe Pete! :o :o :o

Call yourself a mechanic! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: iainb on 10 March 2009, 21:45:43
I wouldnt worry about a small amount of oil burning off through the exhaust.
Its excessive petrol that will kill the cats.
Anyway you have missed the chance of rust proofing the exhaust from the inside............................... :o
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: waspy on 10 March 2009, 21:46:17
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells


I used to do that kind of thing, but I have gone off the taste of oil or petrol if I can avoid it! :D :D ;)

Use in conjunction with a syringe :y

With a syringe Pete! :o :o :o

Call yourself a mechanic! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)

Saves you spitting or swallowing :D ;)
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 10 March 2009, 21:47:10
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I Used a thin plastic pipette thingy to suck the oil out of the wells


I used to do that kind of thing, but I have gone off the taste of oil or petrol if I can avoid it! :D :D ;)

Use in conjunction with a syringe :y

With a syringe Pete! :o :o :o

Call yourself a mechanic! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)

Saves you spitting or swallowing :D ;)


 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 21:47:55
Saves you spitting or swallowing    oooo errr  :D
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Proz on 10 March 2009, 22:04:23
Just noticed i've been knighted  ..... :D
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Vamps on 10 March 2009, 22:51:17
Congratulations..... :y :y :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: willyboy on 11 March 2009, 00:13:52
Cheap plastic syringe of egay does the job  :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Vamps on 11 March 2009, 00:16:48
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Cheap plastic syringe of egay does the job  :y

Another 'flirter' getting worried about this forum :o :o :o


http://egay.co.uk/
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Welung666 on 11 March 2009, 06:09:01
I use a 60ml syringe with about a foot of clear tube (from my old fish tank pump) on the end, works a treat :y
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 March 2009, 10:02:13
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I use a 60ml syringe with about a foot of clear tube (from my old fish tank pump) on the end, works a treat :y

Yep, I use the same setup to drain the brake fluid reservoir before re-filling with fresh fluid when doing a brake fluid change.

Its worth also removing the plugs after soaking the oil up and cleaning the spark plug bores with a clean cloth. Any small amount of oil in the wells wont hurt.
Title: Re: Removing Oil from Plugwells
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 11 March 2009, 15:48:02
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Just noticed i've been knighted  ..... :D


Well done Sir Proz!! :D :D ;)