Originally Posted By: Nissan101
A few drops as the heavy rainfall that got on the funnel and entered the transmission. But it was like for
only 20 seconds before
i closed the bonnet
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I ran it for two days and
the oil is still cherry red not milky. Is it ok to use it like this?
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nope what i have been doing was the everyday since this happen when i arrive at work and when i arrive home i would
take out the dip stick to allow any moisture to be removed.
And
i do 150km a trip,
mostly highway though
Originally Posted By: philipp10
we are talking maybe, maybe a teaspoon of water.......Wouldn't the fluid look milky if it had enough water in it?
a )OP has mentioned at post#1 .........
A few drops .. for
only 20 seconds..before
i closed the bonnet ..............Philipp10 , you are absolutely spot on suggesting :it may be, may be ..a teaspoon of water.
b )Now at 1 teaspoon of water(with my rudimentary explanation), it ONLY contributes to about 600 ppm of water in the oil sample .. which is
well below conservative safe limit of say , Blackstone Labs (with attached sample report), of 1000 ppm (0.1%)..... meaning the 600 ppm of water are '
dissolved water in lubricant oils'..... rendering its continuing serviceability as originally intended.Dissolved water does
not render condemnation of oils.
c )At water content (substantially) higher than 1000 ppm , the oil colour will appear cloudy .... until such time the ppm increase of dissolved water (being part of oil) has reached a state of saturation within oils ..... beyond which 'free water' is forming within (and separate from ) the oil sample ... The separation of 'free water' from the oil sample renders heavy cloudy/milky colour one sees in an oil sample.
d )I would be less generous than you ...... in estimating the OP's water contamination, if any. My estimate would be in the range of 100-200 ppm ............. which is a NON-issue in condemning the oils ..... I repeat!
e )In post #1, OP has separately mentioned :I ran it for two days and
the oil is still cherry red not milky ........... a strong indication of total absence of 'free water' in the oils.
Originally Posted By: philipp10
Why wouldn't it just evap off with the dip stick out....and contaminents....come on, whats really going to get in there.
f )Your suggestion of exposing dipstick when hot ... to release water vapour ,if any,makes for perfect sense.It's practical and realistic.
g )Non-water contaminants (of air-borne nature ?) ingressing into oil sump through 'temporarily removed' dipstick ....... OMG , that's stretching my ........
OP, evaluate for yourself, I've no doubt whatsoever .... your oil IS good to go.
If need be ,please continue doing what you did :"nope what i have been doing was the everyday since this happen when i arrive at work and when i arrive home i would
take out the dip stick to allow any moisture to be removed.
And
i do 150km a trip,
mostly highway"
From Brybo86,
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb..._AT#Post2405713
Note: I would strongly appreciate sticking to the (facts of the) case .... and not digressing away into .....