lv6l

i change my friend's oil, forgot to take off o ring on filter and put new one on, he drove it, said smoke came out, oil is gone by the time i got there. we took off the o ring, pour full oil. now car wont start? what is the chances the motor is gone?? its a 98 honda accord lx. 4 cylinder.(f23)

i have tried posting in accord forum but nobody have respond. hoping civic fans can help. thanks.

1993civicex

very good how long did he drive it?

postman

why was there a sep. o ring for oil filter

lv6l

he drove from my house to a local car wash about 4 blocks away. stop the car, have them wash it, on his way back, halfway it died. from the time he drove off until the time his car stop was about 30-40min.

what do you mean "sep" o ring..

CRXified

i dont understand were u re-using the old oil filter?

im not sure what u mean by o-ring either

lv6l

when i was removing the old oil filter the filter came off but the rubber o-ring was stuck on the engine block. i didn't notice it and put on a new filter. the new filter has already a rubber o-ring.

civiccoupe94

basically you have just double gasketed the oil filter, if there was no oil in the crankcase for a while, chances are the motor is gone.

i did the same thing too about 3 years ago in my ef hatch, luckily i noticed it when i was at the store (oil coming out of filter when engine was on, was a whistleing sound) and me and 2 of my buddies pushed the car all the way back to my house which was 10 blocks away memories

lv6l

oh i see. man this sucks than. i guess the motor is gone. how much would a stock 98 motor cost? and oh yeah, when i was pouring in the oil, i mix a few brands, would that effect anything, it was all regular non syntetic 10-30 oil. just different brand. i used 4 costal, half bottle of exxon, and half of chevron. dont ask me why, i dont even remember why. but could that effect anything?

old man neri

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mixing oil of the same type and grade shouldn't really matter. As to why you put 5 quarts in (4 + 1/2 + 1/2) I am not to sure, it's a little much.

The motor may not be gone. His oil light should have come on if he ran out of oil. If he kept driving with his oil light then ya the motor might be fucked and it's his fault for driving with an oil light.

Chong

So you put the filter and all back on and DID NOT NOTICE or even CHECK if there were any leaks?

MugenHonda

^^^ that pretty much sums it up

lv6l

i let the car idle for abotu 10 min. before he took off and i didn't see any signs of leaks.