i accidentaly put detergent oil in my car 98 ford contour and now it kicking out smoke everytime i hit the gas. can this be fixed by changing the oil to a non-detergent or has the damage already been done?
2006-08-28 10:56:45 · 6 answers · asked by s82anderson 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Detergent oil is the recommended oil by Ford for this car. If you are dealing with an old high mileage car with a lot of engine wear, then some people use non-detergent oil to try and create carbon and sludge buildup thinking that it will retard oil consumption. One the detergent has acted on the sludge it is unlikely that it will return just by changing back to non-detergent oil. I think the reality is that you need an engine overhaul.
2006-08-28 11:02:25 · answer #1 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL!!!!! modern engine oils contain detergents..... (except the cheap non detergent crud I hope soon is not made anymore) It sounds like (if you switched brands) its the brand (some brands oils are thicker or thinner in they're oil weights, one may be a low 30 weight, other a high)
Try a high mileage oil next time, if no, try a 10w-40 or 10w-40 high mileage oil.
Btw, that no smoke crud just thickens the oil....., if your gonna get rid of it it, dump some 20w-50 in it.
2006-08-28 18:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by 572ci. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*15W-40 is diesel engine oil. It has greater zinc and phosphorus for introduced diesel engine frictional floor positioned on. The presented zinc and Phosphorus in diesel oil will shorten the existence of the catalytic converters in all gas engines. do no longer run out and alter your oil you likely have maximum effectual presented one quart. do no longer use one hundred% diesel engine oil in a gas engine in view that catalytic converter exchange down the line must be very high priced. for people who stay in a rustic that provides 15W-40 gas oil, proceed to apply it. i might grant a dollar to earnings the education manual on your glove-compartment to study what it says with regard to the acceptable oil to your vehicle. right here interior the united states there are no motor vehicle or truck companies (distant places or American) that EVER recommended 10W-40 or 15W-40 diesel oil in a gas engine. Neither one has the "star-burst" image on the can this means that it is capacity useful. there isn't any such element as 15W-40 gas oil interior the united states of a.
2016-10-01 00:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by pomar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just drain oil and put in new filter.
If still smokes try just changing filter again
If still smokes don't worry. Drive it
If still worried dump in some "No Smoke"
and trade it in.
2006-08-28 10:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they have some different things out there called stop smoke that you can try but if they don't work you mite have to over haul it
2006-08-28 11:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by grey_wolf54486 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
change it. it'll be alright.
2006-08-28 11:00:12 · answer #6 · answered by lucyanddesi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋