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Oil overfill. Should I be worried 850

I just took my wife's car in for an oil change and they put 6 quarts in it while the owner's manual indicates that 5.6 is the capacity. After checking the dipstick, it was about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch above the max mark, right where the little round indent was. Should I be concerned and try to drain some out? I've heard that some pretty nasty things can happen to an engine that is overfilled. Thanks in advance.








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Oil overfill. Should I be worried - Is a 4.8 oz overfill a problem... NOT 850








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Oil overfill. Should I be worried 850

I recall a post by someone (who seems to have some close ties to Volvo
or a dealership) that some dealers actually over fill oil by a small
amount. The reason is that our engines can burn a quart between changes
and a lot of people never check between changes. It should not hurt
anything since that is such a small amount and in another 3K miles I bet
it is down to the normal level. By the way, I think the engine holds 6
quarts but .4 remains in the oil cooler which is normally not drained.

Now, there was the one guy that added 6 quarts without first drainig,
that would be a problem.








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Oil overfill. Should I be worried 850

That small amount of overfill will not hurt anything. A full quart+ over and there should be concern.
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Oil overfill. Should I be worried 850

I have to agree with Paul. I've been using 6 quarts (with filter) for the last 97,000 miles. Whether it reads at the line or a little above or a little below seems to depend on how flat a surface the car is resting or what position the crankshaft is in.

-Punxsxsutawney Phil








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Oil overfill. Should I be worried 850

you heard right....drain it.








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Oil overfill. Should I be worried 850

Thanks for all your responses. Just to be safe, I went to Napa auto parts and bought a siphon pump, stuck the tube in my dipstick hole and pumped out 12 ozs of oil. Problem solved and it was easy. Now I can sleep better.







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