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Old Nov 29th, 2007, 00:10   #17
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Originally Posted by Galaxie390 View Post
If you are running veg oil, watch your oil level very regularly. If veg oil is leaking past your rings (as they may be worn or gummed up), it will mix with the engine oil which causes the level to rise. The real downside is the fact that as it mixes with the oil, it increases the oils viscosity to a point where it will become jelly like and hence be un-pumpable, which will starve your engine of oil.........
easy to test for take a sample out of the engine and pop it in the fridge watch out for SWMBO and you can test for jello if that works fine then pop it in the freezer for a while might be a good idea to do a back to back test with two samples together new oil and out of the engine oil at the same time so you have an instant comparison
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