I think I put in too much oil...
#11
02-04-2007, 01:01 PM
RE: I think I put in too much oil...
Thanks for the tips, I'm going to look at it tonight. Little bit paranoyed now.[&:]
#12
02-04-2007, 01:08 PM
RE: I think I put in too much oil...
just get underneath your car and loosen the oil pan drain plug some (NOT ALL THE WAY) and let some slowly seep out into a drain bucket.
then retighten the drain plug and check your oil level again. this isn't rocket science.
but definitely don't drive the car before draining some of the oil out. you could blow some seals if your oil is really overfilled.
BTW, that picture you showed looks like the oil level is only slightly overfilled.
that oil at the red level looks like where your dipstick touched the side of the dipstick housing. have your dad check the oil level if you can.
then retighten the drain plug and check your oil level again. this isn't rocket science.
but definitely don't drive the car before draining some of the oil out. you could blow some seals if your oil is really overfilled.
BTW, that picture you showed looks like the oil level is only slightly overfilled.
that oil at the red level looks like where your dipstick touched the side of the dipstick housing. have your dad check the oil level if you can.
#13
02-04-2007, 01:15 PM
RE: I think I put in too much oil...
ORIGINAL: MarcB
I dont know if anyone knows the proper way of checking their oil, but you are supposed to leave your engine idling for at least 2 to 5 minutes before check the oil. That way the oil is dispursed everywhere in the system and when you check the oil after that, you should put it to full. Checking your engine cold will give you a false reading and run the risk of having low oil when reaching operating temperatures. Also, when doing an oil change you should do the same thing, run the engine for 2 to 5 minutes and then drain your oil, it gets and the dispersants, detergents and poor point depresents worked up in the oil so that they flow out of the oil pan readily and you get more of the "bad stuff" out. And a really easy way to get tiny bits of oil out of the system without getting under the car and fooling with the oil plug and then checking and then all that bullsh*t is to use a plastic syringe with some tubing, just put the tubing down into the oil dipstick shaft and draw up your oil. Good Luck.
I dont know if anyone knows the proper way of checking their oil, but you are supposed to leave your engine idling for at least 2 to 5 minutes before check the oil. That way the oil is dispursed everywhere in the system and when you check the oil after that, you should put it to full. Checking your engine cold will give you a false reading and run the risk of having low oil when reaching operating temperatures. Also, when doing an oil change you should do the same thing, run the engine for 2 to 5 minutes and then drain your oil, it gets and the dispersants, detergents and poor point depresents worked up in the oil so that they flow out of the oil pan readily and you get more of the "bad stuff" out. And a really easy way to get tiny bits of oil out of the system without getting under the car and fooling with the oil plug and then checking and then all that bullsh*t is to use a plastic syringe with some tubing, just put the tubing down into the oil dipstick shaft and draw up your oil. Good Luck.
#18
02-04-2007, 02:13 PM
RE: I think I put in too much oil...
I guess they do this to fill the filter. Oil change and regular level check are somewhat different.Idling before level check does not really make any sence to me, to tell you the truth. Just another piece of ungrounded advice. To say this the most polite way 
