Oil change after flooding

[John Mulders]

All,

just a quick update, finally got around to work on the P15.

As water was found in the oil after the flooding I followed advice to drain (was needed anyway).

First gulp coming out was clear water and after I collected it I put it back in containers. As you can see there was quite some water in the engine.

The good thing is that it is not rusty (as it was in the bottom and I guess the amount is also not so much that it has been in moving parts.

I manually turned the engine and that went fine so perhaps no damage.

Will be off for week or so (basketball tournement in Suriname) so after that I will check the brakes and see whether she will start.

Will keep you posted.

John

[oldodge41]

Good you didn't run it that way. Leaving it sit awhile before draining it was probably good also as it allowed all the water to drain to the bottom of the pan so you got it out. I would probably crank the engine over a little with the coil wire pulled before firing it off just to circulate the oil well. Getting it warmed up and letting it run awhile should clear up any residual moisture I would think.

[old stovebolt]

just wondering...how did the water enter the crankcase? Through the intake,

the oil breather, exhaust pipe? Did it migrate around the piston rings?

[William Davey]

Years ago I dealt with a v-8 from a boat that had sunk. Drained and filled the engine, cranked it over with the coil wire pulled and the oil looked good. After running the engine to fully warm, pulled the dipstick and found water droplets on the stick and oil the color of peanut butter. Bottom line, I filled, ran the engine and drained the oil 3 more times. Good luck.

[thrashingcows]

Hope all goes well when you try to fire it...not a great thing to have to happen but guess it could have been worse.

[old stovebolt]

just wondering...how did the water enter the crankcase? Through the intake,

the oil breather, exhaust pipe? Did it migrate around the piston rings?

Any ideas?

[John Mulders]

Back from a nice basketball trip to Surinam!

Twisted my knee again , bummer.

My guess is the draft tube, the flow of the water was from the back to front which, given the speed of the water, could have pushed it up and in.

Will probably try to start the engine this weekend, will do some more checks and see whether things move freely.

John

John

[P-12 Tommy]

Keep us updated, of course.

Tom