Adding engine oil void engine warranty?
Please don't try this at home! Jet-A is very similar to diesel fuel, while regular gas is a whole different animal. Maybe you thought of 100LL aviation fuel for piston engines? They are color coded to make sure you get the right one at the pump or from the fuel truck ...
Cheers,
Oliver
Sorry, I wasn't clear ... I meant, he though maybe of replenishing 100LL with regular auto gas, which is possible, but still a very bad idea. Running an engine in thin air and very cold temperatures at rated power setting for long periods of time on even 93 octane fuel is going to get very expensive very quickly. Not even mentioning the book-full of regulations you would be breaking ...
I read it but I miss interpreted it.... I thought every segement represents a portion of the total volume of the engine, that was very stupid. And I did drained all the oil and added the right amount of oil according to the manual, the car was fine after engine fans ran off couple of times, so far, no engine light come on. Is that gona void the warranty?

First thing you do if the "bar" is low, is add 1/2 a quart at most to see if the bar moves and how much. Especially if you never added oil to the car.
Adding 3 quarts to an engine that has oil (short of a caterpillar coal mover) at any point is too much.
You will be fine. You learned your lesson, I am sure most of us have done something silly like this at one point or another!
Please don't try this at home! Jet-A is very similar to diesel fuel, while regular gas is a whole different animal. Maybe you thought of 100LL aviation fuel for piston engines? They are color coded to make sure you get the right one at the pump or from the fuel truck ...
Cheers,
Oliver
poor fuel planning, crap wx, high winds...oh well!
My first car. A ford festiva. I think I was 18. 1st oil change ever, no one to teach me at the time. I drained the tranny and added 3.5 quarts of oil to the motor. Blew every seal on the engine. Oil everywhere. I drove 30 miles on the highway before I figured out that I could barely shift. Took it to jiffy lube and they set both the fluids at the proper level and charged me $15. Aside from having to steam clean the engine and 4th gear sounding like reverse for the rest of its life I never had another problem and it never leaked oil!
Lesson learned the hard way.
That was also the car I learned standard on.
Lesson learned the hard way.
That was also the car I learned standard on.
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