Oil splash

[Helen Smith]

A friend of mine went to see a 1999 735i. While the engine was running he
removed the oil filler cap and the oil splashed out much further than he
thought it should. As much as 5 or 6 feet (that's nearly 2 meters in new
money) My question is, "should it do this?
I did the same thing on my 1998 728i and no oil splashed out

[JimV]

Helen Smith wrote:
> A friend of mine went to see a 1999 735i. While the engine was running he
> removed the oil filler cap and the oil splashed out much further than he
> thought it should. As much as 5 or 6 feet (that's nearly 2 meters in new
> money) My question is, "should it do this?
> I did the same thing on my 1998 728i and no oil splashed out

Is that the equivalent of "kicking the tires"? What was he looking for?
I really doubt it's an indication of any problem.

[Dean Dark]

On Sun, 15 May 2005 22:47:02 GMT, "Helen Smith"
<helen.smith220@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>A friend of mine went to see a 1999 735i. While the engine was running he
>removed the oil filler cap

Why would anyone do that? He should probably also grab a good ground
on the frame, and put his tongue on the coil. Have a tape measure
ready to see if he goes farther than the oil did.
--
Dan.

[Marcio Watanabe]

"Helen Smith" <helen.smith220@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>A friend of mine went to see a 1999 735i. While the engine was running he
>removed the oil filler cap and the oil splashed out much further than he
>thought it should. As much as 5 or 6 feet (that's nearly 2 meters in new
>money) My question is, "should it do this?

My god, your friend is stupid. If the car were mine, I would've made
him pay for the cleanup.