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Originally Posted by john h
Note for Steve:
When a car is warmed up by ticking over, you will gradually dilute the engine oil. Some excess fuel will wash down the cylinder walls into the sump. This is why almost all car manufacturers advise that the car is driven to warm it up (takes less time, and more of the extra fuel is burnt).
I realise you can't drive your 240 yet. It's not a big problem, provided that you change the oil every few months, even at zero miles, if the engine has been repeatedly warmed up with the car standing. A quick check is to pull out the dipstick and smell the oil. If there is any smell of petrol, it needs changing.
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It might be better to turn the engine over on a regular basis with the coil HT lead disconnected so that it doent fire up. This would avoid combustion problems whilst keeping internal parts freed up.
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Mar 1st, 2008, 21:06
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