Oil overfill

dad · 10-21-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bradz

I checked my oil this morning and almost below the L mark.
L o-l----------o H So, I went to autozone and bought a 1 quart of oil. Pour like about 70% of oil into the engine and the reading now goes up like this
L o-----------lo H ...Do you think this is safe or I over refilled my engine? it's almost at the H dot mark though.

With the engine being warmed up after getting to Auto Zone, you should have added "no more than half a quart". You can't get an accurate oil level measurement on a warmed up engine. Adding just a half a quart, would keep your engine safe(not to high/not to low). You could check the oil level later when your car has sat(when the engine is cold).

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Is this your first car?? Slightly over has no impact at all. Just don't go 1/2 to 1 qt over or you'll have issues.

I disagree! It can make your engine sluggish and restrict power and performance. Because of the added pressure it takes to pump, the over added amount!
And you could spring an oil leak, due to the added pressure on the system!