If you drive a car with too much engine oil in it, what damage can be done to the engine?
Last week I traded in my old Mondeo for a newer one. The car was supposed to be serviced before I got it - part of the deal. I noticed it had a problem starting - sometimes it would start and run really badly, as though it was about to stall (engine warning light would come on). I then checked the oil level and it was way way above the max mark on the dipstick. I have since taken it back to where I bought it (a fiat dealership) Because it is still under its Ford warranty they have passed it over to the local Ford dealers for them to check - I guess becuase they haven't got a clue themselves. So I got it on Saturday, I've done 300 miles in it and it has been back with them since yesterday.
I overheard one of the mechanics say that they had put a new battery on it also - so I suspect they knew it had a fault before they shipped it my way.
Even if Ford find and correct the fault, I'm looking to reject the car on the grounds that running it with massively too much oil in it will have done some damage to the engine - I just need to know what.
It's a diesel 2005 one.
Last week I traded in my old Mondeo for a newer one. The car was supposed to be serviced before I got it - part of the deal. I noticed it had a problem starting - sometimes it would start and run really badly, as though it was about to stall (engine warning light would come on). I then checked the oil level and it was way way above the max mark on the dipstick. I have since taken it back to where I bought it (a fiat dealership) Because it is still under its Ford warranty they have passed it over to the local Ford dealers for them to check - I guess becuase they haven't got a clue themselves. So I got it on Saturday, I've done 300 miles in it and it has been back with them since yesterday.
I overheard one of the mechanics say that they had put a new battery on it also - so I suspect they knew it had a fault before they shipped it my way.
Even if Ford find and correct the fault, I'm looking to reject the car on the grounds that running it with massively too much oil in it will have done some damage to the engine - I just need to know what.
It's a diesel 2005 one.
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