VETTE MAY HAVE BEEN SABOTAGED//

Grumpy

The Grumpy Grease Monkey mechanical engineer.
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I Bought a 2002 C5 last month.. anyways i want to jump directly to the issue i'm having..

I had a bunch of teenagers at my house for a recent bbq along with 30 other people and there were many neighborhood people there. So i dont know who to point the finger at..

Long story short, I had a gallon container of BEHR Concrete degreaser at 10% level on the shelf on my garage. I found it near the corvette empty. Opened my hood, which was unlocked and the dust on the OIL cap part was clean. I think a troublemaker might have emptied the little concrete cleaner into my Engine OIL. I am worried as f**k!! I havent started my engine..

Am on my way to the shop to pick up new oil and filter.. should I get engine flush as well?

I am NOT moving or starting my car..

I am so damn MAD!!
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Whatever happened to decency...

yes ,step one drain the oil, then, replace the oil filter!
when in doubt, be cautious , and play it safe!
and if it was my corvette ID pour a gallon of cheap 10w30 oil , mixed with a gallon of diesel fuel,
through the engine after that,
and let that drain out, strait through, before replacing the oil,
with a second flush, of more cheap 10w30,
ID start the engine let it run for 2 minutes,
then drain that and replace that oil and oil filter ,
only then would I put in a new oil filter and good fresh quality oil,
thats going to be dirt cheap compared to trashing the engine
 
Boy if I ever found out someone did that to me and I could prove who it was God bless them
 
OK, oil cap was clean. But could it have been poured in somewhere else?
Gas tank, power steering, ???

The main ingredient is phosphoric acid.:eek:
http://www.behrpro.com/cma/BehrPro/Marketing/Products/TDS/991.pdf

"BEHR Concrete degreaser at 10% level"
Can I assume you had it diluted down to 10% with water?

Did you smell inside of the engine? Use a hose or straw to a nostril.

Oil floats on water, correct? So this stuff might be at the bottom of your oil pan
with the engine oil floating on top of it. Watch for it when you pull the drain plug.
 
phosphoric eats metal I would have immediately drained my oil and fuel to be safe. Started with oil looked for signs of tampering surprise that went unnoticed have to open the hood up and really put in time to do that stunt. Next time lock up garage and car if you are going to have people at your house you may not trust. Maybe invest in a car alarm and locking gas cap also.
 
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