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Old May 24, 2013 | 12:31 PM
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OK its been overnight!!! Where did the oil go!!!
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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Something don't add up here.
We're gonna have to see the 5 empty oil bottles to start with.
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 01:16 PM
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For those who counselled adding more oil and running for 10 minutes, you do recall he said his oil light came on, right? 10 minutes with insufficient lubrication = molten lump where the engine used to be.

Like everybody else I'm waiting for further info. I personally think it's demonic possession.
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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I would have changed the oil filter first
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 01:41 PM
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I think the OP forgot the drain plug!
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 02:01 PM
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If it weren't for the oil light thing I'd swear the OP must have tried to read the dipstick in low light and simply didn't see the new, clear oil on the stick.
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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That's a lot of oil to not be visible any where.
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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Are you sure you put in 4 qts the first time? The 5th qt added (maybe actually 1st qt) could have really been the first qt could have been pumped into the oil filter and hanging out there. Do you have the old oil bottles and you have 5 of them?
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 03:38 PM
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The suspense is killing me...grin...
 
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Old May 24, 2013 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by red57belair
The suspense is killing me...grin...
I hear ya , He started the thread at noon yesterday , I would have the engine out and stripped to the crank by now looking for that oil LOL . Bet both exhaust have 2 qts each in them LOL
 
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