Xantia 1.9TD R.I.P - Carless Again!!!!!
Moderator: RichardW
I doubt if it was overfilled! Sounds lke a runaway.
Once on holiday in Devon with my Old BX TGD (lovely car) I was near a lovely beach when I was a vicar staring into the open bonnet of another BX Turbo D.
He explained after I enquired that he had left "checking the car " details to his wife. She said "its taking a lot of oil" He said "OK".
Anyway they got from Bitmingham to Devon (200 miles) and felt the car was -well a bit sluggish.
Finally it would not start by the beach after a stop for a break. His wife then said could it be to do with the about 4 litres of engine oil into the engine!
Fortunately I had asump key with me, and drained off about 3.5 litres of excess oil.
It certainly did not run on - even though it was grossly overfilled!
PaulB
Once on holiday in Devon with my Old BX TGD (lovely car) I was near a lovely beach when I was a vicar staring into the open bonnet of another BX Turbo D.
He explained after I enquired that he had left "checking the car " details to his wife. She said "its taking a lot of oil" He said "OK".
Anyway they got from Bitmingham to Devon (200 miles) and felt the car was -well a bit sluggish.
Finally it would not start by the beach after a stop for a break. His wife then said could it be to do with the about 4 litres of engine oil into the engine!
Fortunately I had asump key with me, and drained off about 3.5 litres of excess oil.
It certainly did not run on - even though it was grossly overfilled!
PaulB
Reminds me once of an incident with an old Honda 50 cub.
I fell off it (on the rough) and the throttle stuck open.
It revved its b***s off till it ran out of fuel .
It just emptied the float chamber then cut out , but it revved away on FULL blast for about 10 mins.
I was about 14 at the time and was too sacred to approach it, in case it blew up.
Of course it didn't , those engines are bomb proof!!!
Just stood it up right, waited for the carb to refill ,and away
Nothing at all happened!!
I fell off it (on the rough) and the throttle stuck open.
It revved its b***s off till it ran out of fuel .
It just emptied the float chamber then cut out , but it revved away on FULL blast for about 10 mins.
I was about 14 at the time and was too sacred to approach it, in case it blew up.
Of course it didn't , those engines are bomb proof!!!
Just stood it up right, waited for the carb to refill ,and away
Nothing at all happened!!
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