Oil quart foil seal accidentally poured in during routine change

[Mark_T]

I don't have anything to add except, having been on the receiving end of similar debacles, I offer my heartfelt empathy and sympathy.

Once, in the middle of a serious brainfart, I filled my coolant reservoir full of oil. I have no idea what I was thinking or why I did it. It was a heck of a mess to clean up, but everyone here was supportive, sympathetic, and forthcoming with suggestions. Well, one guy decided he wanted to be a total dick, but there's always one in every crowd, right? Sometimes two or three.

Anyway, hopefully you'll find it when you pull the sump pan. The silver lining is that you have an opportunity to examine the sump for other debris. My silver lining was that I changed out the original coolant tank before it failed, which likely would have been soon.

Good luck , dude! Please come back and tell us how it turns out.

[Perfectlap]

Note to self. Remove foil completely. approach car.

[Topless]

Yep, I did that once. I drained the oil through a screen (no joy) then dropped the pan and there it was, stuck to the bottom of the pan. Crisis averted!

[BYprodriver]

Directly below the oil filler hole in the case lies the crankshaft housing, adjacent to cylinder #1. With all the oil that's been poured in, I believe the foil has fallen into the crankshaft housing. I would drain the oil, in a clean container if you want to reuse it. Remove the oil sump plate & look for the foil, if you don't find it rotate the engine Clockwise& keep looking for the foil. At this point it's either completely disassemble the engine or allow the engine to chew it up & spit it out. If the foil drops in the sump whole it "could" cover 90% of the oil pickup tube!

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

I don't have anything to add except, having been on the receiving end of similar debacles, I offer my heartfelt empathy and sympathy.

Anyway, hopefully you'll find it when you pull the sump pan. The silver lining is that you have an opportunity to examine the sump for other debris. My silver lining was that I changed out the original coolant tank before it failed, which likely would have been soon.
Good luck , dude! Please come back and tell us how it turns out.

Don't want to add insult to injury, but I read on the internet that keeping the coolant tank well oiled prevents them from failing according to 4 out of 5 dentists surveyed! So it must be true!