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Old 03-10-2014, 05:04 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by rp17 View Post
JFP, what seal leaks are affected by this? Had a o ring replaced on my AOS sometime ago, and wondering now if this was because it was overfilled.
For one, the RMS is much more prone to leak on a an overfilled engine, as is the front crank seal; and the AOS can actually "overload" (it is not designed to work in liquid oil, only oil vapor) and suck liquid oil into the intake, which can lead to a hydro lock.
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