Before going on an saying i've done the most stupidest thing ever, i know i did it and i dont know what was i thinking of.
But anyway i accidentally put windshield washer fluid in engine, have I killed my maxima for good? I've put may be 1/4 or even less before i realized i was putting it in wrong place and shut off the engine.

 

I think it may be dead. -_-

 

doesn't everyone use windshield fluid in place of oil? it might keep the engine cleaner . . .

 

So you did this with the engine running?

 

Oil and filter change, and drive.

Any residual ww fluid will easily boil out, and you'll have the cleanest PCV system ever!

 

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You might want to do this at least a couple of times......change....drive a little .....change.....drive......change......in essence you want to flush the engine well (or get an engine flush alternatively)......just a thought....might be overkill but i don't know...

 

Depends on how long u ran the engine before u cut it off, did u notice knocking or anything b4 u cut it off??? The First and Only thing to do now is CHANGE that shyt and see what u got afterwords...

 

yeah change the oil and filter asap....u may be able to save it

 

So OP.......just out of curiosity....what happened?

 

=/=

 

:sprint

 

Must work at JiffyLube.

Change oil/filter. Drive 25 miles. Change oil/filter again. Should be fine.

 

yea im still curious to the outcome of this 1...im also still wondering how you mistook the oil cap for the ws washer resi.... lol i just dont understand..

 

Were drugs and/or alcohol a factor here?

 

I didnt notice any knock I shut down the engine right away and havent started my car yet. Since most garages are closed on sunday and I dont have any means of changing oil, I am running out of time here.

Well it was one my friends birthday, it was almost midnight and I was in hurry, and talking on the phone, so yeah combination of things but this , my fellows, is officially the dumbest thing i've ever done or heard. Lol I wasnt expecting this from me.

Its not that I mistook, I just dont understand wtf was I thinking of. Good thing was I realized right away, and didnt drive the car. I was still in my garage.

Absolutely Not. If it was couple hours later may be YES but it all happened before

 

i think he's trying to be the next GSXR rider putting NOS in his gas tank. nobody can ACTUALLY do this

 

Thanks everyone for their input I really appreciate it, I will post updates as to what happened after oil change and driving the car.

 

Assuming that your oil pan was full of actual oil...I really don't see that damaging the engine all that much...unless you drove it like that.

As the others have said...change the oil and filter...drive it for 25 or less, and do it again. the VQ30's are pretty bulletproof....even when in the face of stupidity or neglect...if you have a 3.5?....the you might be in a little more trouble.

Maybe you should put some LEDs inside your washer fluid filler neck that light up when you open the hood...just as a reminder of where to fill

 

No I didnt drive the car at all, and yes its a 2003 6sp maxima so i do have 3.5. Anyways, I will get the oil changed and filter as well but i have definitely ruined my engine in the long run.

 

Not much different than a blown HG, imo, and you didn't even drive it. No damage done if you ask me.

 

Whoa....

 

Definately DON'T start it, DON'T move it. The oil and filter needs to be changed right where the car is first. If you can't do this (I assume by this post, that you're not exactly what we refer to as 'mechanically inclined') get a friend or relative to, or you have to foot a tow bill to the local shop so they can do it.

This is essentially water in your oil, likely around 1 Quart of it from the sound of things.
You've turned about 4 Quarts into 5 Quarts, 20% Water, so not only is there water in the oil, there's also way too much fluid... not to mention the harmful detergents and highly flammable alcohol content (if it was winter wash fluid)

So change it and hope it didn't wreck anything, and post back, and then never do it again.

 

As is every other engine....in the long run.

 

You can drive it to an oil change place and change the oil.
My kid has been driving with water in the oil for the last 4 months and the car still runs smooth and drives strong.

Just change the oil, no harm, no foul.

 

hahaha thats what this reminds me of, he put NOS energy drink in his gas tank and couldnt figure out why it ran like **** afterwards, and thought the energy drink was really NOS

 

after all, he was a GSXR rider

 

1. Do not drive the car.
2. Flush out the Washerfluid.
3. Change Oil Filter
4. Pour new oil in & turn on the car for a half a minute
5. Seafoam (brake booster+engine+fuel)
6. Drain oil
7. Add NEW Oil + change filter
8. Drive.
9. Hope for the best prepare for the worst.

 

Yup, got the car towed away today, I will find out by tomorrow and post back. Honestly I can do small jobs on the car and oil change is one of them but its -30 degrees C out here. I still cant believe wth was I thinking of when I poured in WW into the engine.


Not driven at all, its in garage for the oil change. Can you explain 5. Seafom?

 

You really don't need to Seafoam the car if you just accidentally poured some washer fluid in the crank.

Seafoam through the brake booster is going to clean out your intake manifold. There's not even any spots up there the oil touches or lubricates.

 

Want to know why?
this. The aviation industry calls that Human Factors. Don't beat yourself up. Thankfully, 1/4 cup shouldn't do too much damage. It'll probably be a drain and fill and you're on your way.

 

Use sea foam it. Dries water in oils

 

Does it work better than heat?

 

Yeah, I think the majority of you are SERIOUSLY OVERREACTING. Holy craps, dudes! He put some water, alcohol, and blue coloring in his engine oil! Oh noooooo!

 

are you woman?

 

bleh just a little windshield washer fluid

 

if it was actually 1/4 CUP as one of you said, not a 1/4 Jug like the OP eluded to, then it wouldn't be a big deal at all, I wouldn't even bother changing the oil, I'd just do my oil change sooner than I would have.

Point is it sounds like it was way more than that.

I disagree with Seafoam, but that's just my opinion. I don't like this about it:
'I accidentally put extra stuff in my engine' ..... 'Oh well just put this extra stuff in your engine it will fix it!'

I have seen the damage seafoam can do.

And yeah, we all make mistakes, I'm a Diesel Technician and I accidentally put a half a litre of WW fluid in my coolant one day when it was freezing out and I was rushing.

At least you weren't dumb enough not to notice you did it LOL.

 

I have been known to reflexively pour antifreeze into the windshield washer reservoir on Freightliner Centuries. Oops.

 

Cars run fine using water injection (to reduce detonation usually) but only a small mist is added. Cars that sit a while can have moisture form inside when the humidity is high and running the engine burns off the moisture so a little water probably won't do any harm. Anything more than a few ounces though, I'd get the car towed and the oil changed before starting it again.

 

"...yes I've paid the price, but look how much I've gained."

OP, you're pretty freaking brave with this thread. Funny, too.

 

i lol'd