Flooded engine in car

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

It means "buyer beware". What you suggested to do is the right thing if the problem is just an overfill of oil. But it might be a rod knock or something else. To just buy the car and assume that changing the oil and spark plugs will solve the problem might be a bad mistake. The seller should really take care of this problem if an overfill is all that it is.

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I agree 100%.

If it was actually "flooded" with oil all the seals would be compromised from the pressure. And I doubt (IMO) it would be worth fixing.

I am curious to know more about the vehicle. If the car is fuel injected and was flooded (gas not oil) thats a whole new can of worms - I would walk away and look for another car.