kromberg

:lol:

At least her made the effort :D

Keith

Vette Virgin

This is like saying " I drank a little bleach the other day". Do you think it will bother me. Change it now!!!! don't start it :smash: :smash:

zznotop

I know you want a: Yes,right! Everything is OKAY. Maybe!! HYPOTHETICALLY, of course....drain & refill (with cheap 20 weight oil), drain and refill again with 5w-20 or 30, start engine briefly, and finally drain and refill with Mobil 1. The water/coolant will always sink to the bottom of the pan. However, since (hypothetically) the engine has already been started, the damage (if any) has already been done (needle bearings in rockers, crank main bearings, cam bearings). So, hypothetically, change the oil, trade in the car, change your email screen name, buy a new car, and DON'T store premix in oil containers. Please advise as to hypothetical dealer taking car in trade and provide VIN #.

OR, after oil changes, drive it for awhile and see what happens!! Oh, get AAA and never work on your car after a night out drinking. Actually, don't even drive it after a night out drinking.

aces

:bs :bs

speedjohnson

Just drive it, then drain it... use the froth that ensues for whip on your latte'.

MC TORCH RED

tow it to some one a little smarter than you ,,,, :banghead: and then pray.. :blueangel:

Tally Ho

It sounds like you've been given some good advice. I believe most of us at some time have done something they'd rather not admit. You came to the right place and I hope no damage was done. For future reference, if you connect the battery backwards the following will happen:

1. The horn will suck.
2. The lights will cast a shadow.
3. The radio will listen.

:flag :seeya

Racer

Of course you didn't!! :bb :bb :rolleyes: :D :D :thumbs: :D

msuc5vette

REALLY?!?! :smash:

These posts are hillarious, good luck with the engine. I hope you didn't destroy it. But... If you did, take a couple basic auto mechanics classes, and mod the hell out of your new motor.

DSTAUBIN

Come on guys. Quit pullin this guys chain. Antifreeze will not harm your engine if you drive around with it full of antifreeze. Hell, my automatic trans cooling lines go right into my radiator and that mixture doesn't harm my tranny at all!!!

Don't start flamin me. Just kidding, Just kidding. :bs :bs

Monster231

I had a freind that did the same thing. Dont start you motor. Let it sit, Change the oil, and the filter if you started it. Run your motor for a few mins, and change the oil and filter agian

6SPD98

3XBLACK.....You live in Niceville Fl. ??
I guess if you play Country Music backward in Niceville you get back your wife, the pick-up truck, and your dog.
:flag :steering: :flag

MRWHOOPPEE

:lolg: :lolg: :lolg:

arkindared

Drain it, leave the drain plug out get the car level and pour a couple quarts back in and let it drain out. It should be fine. :flag

Gearhead Jim

After you have drained/flushed/exorcised your oil & filter a few times in quck succession, and think that everything is OK:
Drive it for a thousand miles and then send in an oil sample for analasys (sp?). I've used Blackstone Labs in Indiana, albeit for less embarassing reasons.
That will tell you if you have abnormal wear going on.

TexCorvette

Don't worry half as much, though most of these post would seem to assume doom. If you mixed a few ounces, started the car and changed your oil after driving it normally and not in a high RPM situation or extended period of time, you will be perfectly fine, I'd almost bet on it. I’m not saying its impossible something negative could happen, but in reality the chances of a short term problem or swift and progressive ware due to this accident are not as high as what seems to be suggested here.

Crap, I've seen many blown head gaskets leak much more coolant then what you likely did on LS1 type engines, driving all the way home 40 plus miles and then changing the oil with no problems 6 months to 2 years later. Even an incident where a coolant throttle body bypass was botched up, running the car for at least 15 minutes pumping all the coolant in the engine before noticing and turning the oil milky brown, car is still fine much later.

Maybe this is due to some of the properties of the full synthetic mobil1 oil, however I have not seen many issues where this mixing of coolant caused a problem where it was not a extended period of time or under heavy use. I’ve seen my share of this accident cause by a verity of reason. I even talked to a tech at MTI last year about this and he agreed.

Just change your oil and filter (I'm going to assume you already started your car and drove it a little) ASP. Then in about 100 miles, do a second oil and filter change again. I’d want a few miles between changes to trap more of the containments for the next change and have some of the fresh oil start lubricating your parts, but not several days or weeks. Between these two changes, you might want to open the oil filler cap and let it vent and short and mild drives. You will notice moisture on the underside of the cap. Wipe it off, and do this after the car has been run a few times. This seems to help it dry out faster.

Again, after your initial post accident oil and filter change, do a second one very soon, and a 3rd one ahead schedule at about 2000 miles later, then back to your 3000 mile maintenance schedule. From past experiences, If you do this, I think you will be fine IMO. Worse case scenario is a rebuild for more power :D



[Modified by TexCorvette, 5:14 AM 2/20/2003]

J-Rod

Water is much more damaging to an engine the antifreeze. I have plenty of motors with blown headgaskets twith plenty of "water" in the oil. I alos discussed it with my buddy who owns the machine shop. As long as you have plenty of antifreeze in the mix to keep corrosion from settling in, you should be fine. In fact, a couple of ounces of water should not be a big issue. Water gets in your oil anyway from condensation forming as the motor cools. In most cases when it gets up to temperature it flashes off. Depending on how much you got in there my advice would range anywhere from not to worrying about it, to changing my oil and not worrying about it... If you ever fill a motor with water (totally waste a head gasket) my advice is to put 5 gallons of diesel into the motor to displace the water, drain it, and fix your head gasket. In this case, I don't think you have any issue.