REALLY Stupid Emergency?!?!

[santa666]

I lost 6" of the cheapass plastic tubing that comes with those lame oilchange pump kits INSIDE my engine through the dipstick hole. Will the plastic hurt my engine upon operation? Could it melt and ruin bearings, etc??? Will it melt and just be burned off, or absorbed by the filter??<br /><br />A professional mechanis here at work thinks the oil/crankcase will not get hot enough to disitegrate the part and it will sit harmlesly in my chevy 350 pan forever...<br />Could it be ground up, and make trouble???<br /><br /> Maybe just killed a chevy 350, <br /><br />Santa666

 

[ob]

Re: REALLY Stupid Emergency?!?!

I'd get it out if it were mine.

 

[jim dozier]

Re: REALLY Stupid Emergency?!?!

If it were a car I'd say you could fish it out through the crankcase drain plug, but you may not be able to get to it in a boat. You figure engine oil is going to be 200-300 degrees F. I'm not sure of the actual temp but the plastic may just sit there at those temps. The oil pump probably has a screen on the pickup and if it hits the crank its just going to be thrown down to the pan. If it requires pulling the engine I'd leave it. If you can get to the pan drain I'd get creative with something and see if you can flush or pick it out.

 

[JB]

Re: REALLY Stupid Emergency?!?!

Not really an Outboard Engine Question.<br /><br />Gonna move it to I/O and Inboards