eggy790

iTrader: (20)

When should you worry?

i remmeber when i first bought the car and my mate did the oil change, he accidently filled to the dash instead of the second hole.. on first start.. the engine management light came on.. leading us to find the oil overfilled..

anyways just had an oil change dont few days ago and checked the oil today and it is slightly over the second dot on a cold engine.. should i worry? or will it be ok? should i get it sucked out?

also which side of the dipstick do you check for the level? i take it the side wihich has 'L' and 'F'?

as when you turn it over you get a different reading.

cheers

newman90

just get a tray under your car and loosen the sump plug / oil filter and drain some out, take you 10mins

newman90

and yeh side that has the L and F, for more accurate reading you want the oil to be 'warm'

dj219957

IMO slightly over the top dot when cold is perfect and this is how i do mine. overfilling by a little will cause no damage. under filling is more likey to be a problem..

scottydouk

iTrader: (3)

Start car for 1 min, turn off, wait 1 min, check oil level, just below max level (F) is where wants to be. Never over fill scoobies they dont like it at all, just as bad as low oil.

skeeter

Overfilling can be as catastrophic as underfilling.

Check the oil when warm, on a flat surface and drain some if it still reads overfull.

S

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

its only a lil above the second dot..

if it needs taking out a lil.. is there any harm in sucking it out?

Fulmentaljack3t

Yes, you will make youself feel very ill!!

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

lol i mean with one of those pumps.. will take 2 secs with that

dj219957

over filling by a small amount is not the end of the world. overfilling by a large amount is a problem. just above the top dot is a small amount. the dipstick on the scooby is awful anyway.

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

i'll leave it then.. as it is only a tad over.. i'll check it again tomorrow.. i just dont want it doing any harm as my car doesnt drink any oil between services so it'll stay there till next oil change

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

this is how far over the second dot my oil level is..

note. i edited a pic i found on the net

dj219957

omg! yes the above is absolutly fine!
of course you can listen to the scoobynet ***** and they will tell you that your engine is about to blow up.