[Healeys] How could this be?

[Kimo Briske]

Could they have put transmission fluid in the engine ?


On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 9:58 AM, 1 2 <healeydohdahman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Would 90wt rear end oil do that?
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 11:56 AM, I Erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Seemed far fetched to me that an engine could be ruined so quickly too.
> > That's why I asked....
> >
> > I Erbs
> > IT Educator and Consultant
> > sent from smartphone, so what you read, may not be what I meant to send.
> > On Jul 5, 2014 11:35 AM, "Greg Lemon" <glemon at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "Later in the day she double checked her receipt and noted the wrong
> oil
> > > was indicated."
> > >
> > > truly incredible story, the wife a) looked at the receipt from the
> shop,
> > > and b) knew the wrong oil had been used?
> > >
> > > Sorry couldn't help it, and my wife is a wonderful gal who helps me
> bleed
> > > brakes and such, but I am quite sure she has no clue as to what the
> > correct
> > > oil is for her Honda.
> > >
> > > Can't imagine how "the wrong motor oil" could ruin an engine in such a
> > > short time, it might increase wear over time, only possible theory I
> can
> > > think of that might make it true (I still don't think it is), modern
> > > engines are designed to run on very thin oil, as thin as 0w-20, could a
> > > heavyweight oil such as a 20w-50 be so thick as to not penetrate or
> flow
> > > into some of the tight clearances, resulting in oil starvation?
> > >
> > > Greg Lemon
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