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***waynne*** · 31-03-2008, 08:18 AM

It sounds like you have got away with it. As a precaution, unless this has been done very recently, I would change the oil (gearbox included) - no doubt it ran pretty hot for those 25 minutes. The life of the car may well have been reduced but that will not really show until 100,000 miles plus.

31-03-2008, 08:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
*waynne* Administrator Torque King Car: A3 1.8T Sport Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK Posts: 9,601	Re: Need expertise please, question It sounds like you have got away with it. As a precaution, unless this has been done very recently, I would change the oil (gearbox included) - no doubt it ran pretty hot for those 25 minutes. The life of the car may well have been reduced but that will not really show until 100,000 miles plus. __________________ I stepped in a plate of Pasta the other day - now I have to worry about my Carbonara footprint!