Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:08:09 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: Overheated / Change the Oil? 93 Turbo
brianhnospam.com wrote: > Question is, am I being paranoid without reason. Does anyone know if a > brief overheating of the engine can cause breakdown of a sump of brand > new oil? It really depends. If the oil is fully synthetic, then unless it /really/ overheated, you won't have damaged the oil at all. But if it overheated /that/ much, then you have a lot more to worry about - head gasket for a start. Personally I wouldn't change the oil. Also, I wouldn't drive a car that's overheating (except old, knackered bangers that I don't care about). -- Grunff