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Im stupid coolant in oil

Old 06-11-2012, 03:21 PM
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Was topping off my oil, and grabbed the wrong jug. The jugs are similarly colored and I am colorblind. I put maybe a half cup of concentrated coolant in the engine, and when seeing the green color, immediately drained the engine oil, then took the remaining new oil I had, maybe half a quart, and poured it through. Anything else I should do before adding new oil?
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Old 06-11-2012, 03:32 PM
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might wanna run really cheap dino oil through it with some detergent agent for a bit, then drain and refill with the oil of your choice.
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Yup, that'll do it. Make sure it's detergent. Run it for long enough to warm up. Do not rev it, just idle. Change and refill as normal.
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