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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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whats up everyone, i changed my oil yesterday .. and i guess i put a little too much in it. the oil line rises maybe 3 -4 centimers higher than the second hole in the dipstick .. is this alrite .. or do i need to drain some?
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 01:34 PM
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If the oil is too deep in the oil pan the crank spinning around can froth the oil, when that occurs a large part of the engine lubrication is lost.

I would recommend that you remove the excess amount.
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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I second that advice. You can cause a lot of engine damage if the oil is too high.

Ari
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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3 or 4 centimeters?!

How did you put that much extra in?

Take it out
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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alrite i'll have to drain it .. its probably acutally like only 2 centimeters over the hole .. does that make a difference?
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 05:14 PM
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Yes drain it put the oil at the hole.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Drain it. But no need to take the drain plug all the way out. Un-screw just enough so that oil can slowly drain to the correct level.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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thats exactly what i was going to do .. BUT i checked my oil right before i did it .. and it was exactly on the second hole .. so it was perfect. i dont know wtf happend when i was looking at it earlier in the day .. i'm retarded
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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You must have had the engine running when you checked it. You should have the car off when checking it. Also a hot engine makes it harder to read the exact point (in my experience).
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 03:45 AM
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the engine definatley wasnt running .. but yea i dunno wtf it was
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