Is overfilling an engine with oil ethical? - Page 2

Thats not bad to put oil in the engines, I've heard a lot of storys of how people put liquid cement into the engines, into the gas tanks and even put them in the tires somehow. Then also about water. Taking the gas out of the tank and refilling it with water and all that crap. Putting cinder blocks in the trunk too I've heard. All those unethical ways.

Originally Posted by Kochy

Thats not bad to put oil in the engines, I've heard a lot of storys of how people put liquid cement into the engines, into the gas tanks and even put them in the tires somehow. Then also about water. Taking the gas out of the tank and refilling it with water and all that crap. Putting cinder blocks in the trunk too I've heard. All those unethical ways.

Iv seen a guy load anb old cast iron fireplace full of bricks. All I hear is "ohhh sh*t mr whoever put cinder blocks in a fireplace again!"

Originally Posted by Mick

I'm hoping to start a discussion not a snipe-fest. Let's stipulate that a yard does not require oil to be drained. Would you consider overfilling an engine with used oil as unethical? Any other practices that would fall under "unethical"? If you are a yard owner/employee, please specify that. If you disagree with a poster, please state your reasoning.

Very unethical. We are entrepreneurs of class and decent standards, at least I thought. If the yard was good to me, I wouldn't do it. But if the yard nickels and dimes, hell yea. To break even, I may have filled a 40 gallon water heater with water, I'm just saying, maybe.

The fact that this is even a question baffles me. I work for a family owned recycling yard, while we do not require autos to be "dry" we do require the gas tank be removed and empty. We still purchase the tank, just keep it empty. You are not "lining our pockets" by adding extra fluids. Depending on where you are located you can resell used oil, under pretty strict guidelines, ultimately it becomes negligible, doesn't make or break a yard. However, we are not fortunate enough to have this service available to us, too far away, fuel price negates any profit, therefore we are forced to pay for someone to come remove our used fluids. All of this is however not the biggest concern. We're regulated by laws from the EPA, if that overfilled car leaks into the ground and the EPA shows up (they don't announce their visits) we can be slapped with a huge fine, not to mention can be ordered to shut the doors. We don't make the customer drain all the oil because we want to make it easier and better for you, draining all the oil takes time, especially if you do it the proper way, we do that part for you, we consider it a cost of business. To try and sneak more in is deceitful at best. It isn't about the money, it's about not taking advantage of someone that may be helping you.