2000 A140 spitting oil from vent. hose! (Full Version)

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2000 A140 spitting oil from vent. hose!


  

Arildo -> 2000 A140 spitting oil from vent. hose! (5/23/2008 12:52:58 PM)

Hi,
A friend of mine got an identical car like my wife - an A140. One day in the winter (about -5deg.C) she ran at the highway in about 100km/h. Suddently a little "bump" sound appear, but she continue driving. Then after a few minutes the oil warning lamp lit on, and another few second later the engine totally crash! Later on, at the garage, they said that the engine had a blocked vent. hose (blocked with ice/slug condense), and that when this occure, it will "spit" out all the engine oil at once. She should of course have stopped the engine immedently, but.. women.
-It is said that this happen too small engines only, that only run short distanse in the winter...

I'm a little bit concerned, because my wife has an identical car, and at last routine control, the mechanics said that: "you got some condese in the carburator intake".
Anything I can do to prevent a engine crash? -I'm afraid that my wife will continue too drive too - even if the oil warning will start to glow!

-Afraid husband!


  

sleepwalker -> RE: 2000 A140 spitting oil from vent. hose! (5/23/2008 6:12:34 PM)

condensation can't happen when the engine is running since the temperature around the engine area can be above freezing point.

there must be another reason.


NAZ -> RE: 2000 A140 spitting oil from vent. hose! (5/24/2008 3:00:46 PM)

absolotly correct condensation happens wen not driven much,i see this every day in the work shop espeacil on the A classes,cure for this give it a long hard driving and regulary oil and filter chane well every 5000mls before oil change fill some good quilty engie flush,run engine for 15 mins then drain oil.............


Arildo -> RE: 2000 A140 spitting oil from vent. hose! (5/29/2008 12:41:35 PM)

Thanx for answer. I'll "testdrive" it with "engine flush" (some kinda stuff you put in the oil, right?) before next oilchange...


  

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