Is This Too Much Oil ?

Just had an oil change at dealer - regular dino oil.

New oil level is pretty much the same with warm and cold motor.

Picture here: [url]http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1082/oil2ss.jpg[/url]
Red marks the oil level.

Is this too much oil ?
Should I be worried that this is going to cause damage ?
What damage, if any, can be caused by too much oil ?

Thanks

"boobie" <boobie.webdeveloper@mailnull.com> wrote in
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> Just had an oil change at dealer - regular dino oil.
>
> New oil level is pretty much the same with warm and cold motor.
>
> Picture here: [url]http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1082/oil2ss.jpg[/url]
> Red marks the oil level.
>
> Is this too much oil ?
> Should I be worried that this is going to cause damage ?
> What damage, if any, can be caused by too much oil ?
>
> Thanks
>
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Hey bastard, mind telling us WHAT CAR THIS IS?

You've posted this identical message to quite a number of unrelated groups.

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TeGGeR®

"TeGGeR®"[color=blue]
> Hey bastard, mind telling us WHAT CAR THIS IS?
> You've posted this identical message to quite a number of unrelated[/color]
groups.[color=blue]
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> TeGGeR®[/color]


Hey bitch, what difference does it make what car model ?
So ban me from the Net, whore.....

"boobie" <boobie.webdeveloper@mailnull.com> wrote in message
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> Just had an oil change at dealer - regular dino oil.
>
> New oil level is pretty much the same with warm and cold motor.
>
> Picture here: [url]http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1082/oil2ss.jpg[/url]
> Red marks the oil level.
>
> Is this too much oil ?
> Should I be worried that this is going to cause damage ?
> What damage, if any, can be caused by too much oil ?
>
> Thanks
>[/color]

The dealer put too much oil in or they did not drain all the oil out. Many
people think that getting your oil changed at a dealer is better than an oil
change shop, but usually the reverse is true.

Take it back and tell the dealer to fix it.

"boobie" <boobie.webdeveloper@mailnull.com> wrote in
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> "TeGGeR®"[color=green]
>> Hey bastard, mind telling us WHAT CAR THIS IS?
>> You've posted this identical message to quite a number of unrelated[/color]
> groups.[color=green]
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> Hey bitch, what difference does it make what car model ?
> So ban me from the Net, whore.....
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I'm at least a high-class whore. Wife has to pay me every time we...

Now back to business: Are you checkng the oil after sitting overnight, or
an hour or so after driving?

Many cars take an odd amount of oil, and many dealerships and garages
(including some home mechanics like me) simply round up to the nearest
quart.

This is why I ask what car you've got. It DOES matter.

Oil expands with engine heat. Try checking it after an overnight sit,
*on level ground, not a driveway*. If it's 1/8" or so over the mark then
it's OK.

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TeGGeR®

Yes, it's too much oil, no it shouldn't be a problem.

My guess is that your car takes 4.5 quarts for some silly reason, but the
oil change guys put in 5 quarts because that's what most other cars take. If
you like to not worry, go drain some out. I'm thinking you have less than a
half quart too much. For you math wizzes out there, that's about 16 ounces
or less.





"boobie" <boobie.webdeveloper@mailnull.com> wrote in message
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> Just had an oil change at dealer - regular dino oil.
>
> New oil level is pretty much the same with warm and cold motor.
>
> Picture here: [url]http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1082/oil2ss.jpg[/url]
> Red marks the oil level.
>
> Is this too much oil ?
> Should I be worried that this is going to cause damage ?
> What damage, if any, can be caused by too much oil ?
>
> Thanks
>
>[/color]

Looks like a Ford dipstick and NOT a Yota dipstick - so it will burn off in
next couple hundred miles --- not a problem on a Ford.

"boobie" <boobie.webdeveloper@mailnull.com> wrote in message
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> Just had an oil change at dealer - regular dino oil.
>
> New oil level is pretty much the same with warm and cold motor.
>
> Picture here: [url]http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1082/oil2ss.jpg[/url]
> Red marks the oil level.
>
> Is this too much oil ?
> Should I be worried that this is going to cause damage ?
> What damage, if any, can be caused by too much oil ?
>
> Thanks
>
>[/color]

> Looks like a Ford dipstick and NOT a Yota dipstick - so it will burn off in[color=blue]
> next couple hundred miles --- not a problem on a Ford.[/color]

LOL, good point. I always let mine drain overnight to get ALL the oil
out that I can.

I don't think the oil level shown is anything to worry about, as long
as that's the max level after a night sitting level.

"Wolfgang" <NOwolfgangdieterSPAM@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Looks like a Ford dipstick and NOT a Yota dipstick - so it will burn off[/color]
in[color=blue]
> next couple hundred miles --- not a problem on a Ford.[/color]

Doesn't look like the dipstick from any Ford I've owned, or checked for that
matter. Some recent Fords include the "holes," but all the ones I've seen in
that style also include a cross hatched area and text to indicate max an min
(or full and add).

I don't think that much extra oil will be a problem.

BTW, I've never had a Ford that used much oil. The worst oil sucking car I
ever owned that wasn't built in England was a Toyota.

Anyone that thinks their car doesn't consume oil is fooling themselves. The
nature of piston engines guarantees that at least a little oil is used on
every cycle of a cylinder. The oil level doesn't appear to go down because
"stuff" is added to the oil by blow-by past the piston rings. A car that
appears to use some oil, might actually be in much better condition than one
that appears to not use oil at all. I've seen engines that actually appear
to "make" oil because the compression rings are shot.

Ed