just changed oil, added slightly too much

[evident]

i added about 4 quarts into my 96 5sfe, but the dipstick is indicating that i have a slight overflow, about 1 cm above the full indicator... is it necessary that i should i remove some?

[wiccanferret]

Nah...I never have under those conditions.

[360glitch]

I wouldn't worry about it... have you ran the engine since you added the oil? That could make it drop a little... not sure.

[eyeball96]

It'll be fine! Did u change the filter too?...On my previous 96 5fse..it was overfilled by 1 quart, blew it out the dipstick tube...just damaged the driveway not the car!

[Venom_5]

this is what happened to my last car when i overfilled the oil that much:



best of luck

[wiccanferret]

Originally Posted by Venom_5

this is what happened to my last car when i overfilled the oil that much:



best of luck

[evident]

Originally Posted by eyeball96

It'll be fine! Did u change the filter too?...On my previous 96 5fse..it was overfilled by 1 quart, blew it out the dipstick tube...just damaged the driveway not the car!

yep i changed the filter too of course ! i wasn't paying attention when i poured in the last quart lol i know the 5sfe capacity is 4 qts, but there was probably some leftover oil that didnt get completely drained that's causing it to be a little over full

[eyeball96]

I just looked at my owners manual and the engine oil capacity for 5S-FE..... 3.8 qt with filter, and 3.6 without...anyways Ur OK...don't worry......4 isn't going to cause any damage.

[Mike Gerber]

I regularly put 4 quarts in to my 5SFE engines. Never have had a problem.

Mike

[Venom_5]

Originally Posted by eyeball96

I just looked at my owners manual and the engine oil capacity for 5S-FE..... 3.8 qt with filter, and 3.6 without...anyways Ur OK...don't worry......4 isn't going to cause any damage.

4 qts according to the Specs sticky:
INFO: 1996 Toyota Camry Specifications

plus my manual said 4qts this summer, i thought .... cant remember tho, and its at home

[touringcamry]

I've always put 4 qts in my 2000 Camry with 5SFE and never had a problem. I did that for almost 7 years covering over 80 thousand miles.

[eyeball96]

Originally Posted by Venom_5

4 qts according to the Specs sticky:
INFO: 1996 Toyota Camry Specifications

plus my manual said 4qts this summer, i thought .... cant remember tho, and its at home

I saw the same in the specs sticky, that's why looked at the OM..I remembered it being a little less than 4 qt Its 5.0 on my 1mz with the filter 4.8 without!....I still haven't figured out why they include oil capacity without the filter..I've never changed my oil and not the filter...I guess some people do tho!