too much oil!?

[rfkellner@snet.net (Rick Kellner)]

My owner's manual shows 4.7 quarts with the filter change.  I always use
5 quarts and assumed that the small amount that does not drain out of
each quart will make up the 0.3 qt.  I don't' let them sit there and
drain for an extended time, just fill one after the other.  Next oil
change I will save all the containers and check the remainder. 
That's what I have been doing for the past 200k.
Rick Kellner.

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Michael Abatzis
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 12:17 AM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: too much oil!?

what kind of engine? all my roccs hold only 4 qts.  adding much more
than 
that could hurt some seals and stuff, though i don't know that i've
heard of 
that ACTUALLY doing damage.  you may get additional blowby into
combustion 
chamber (=smoking) or into your intake/soaking air filter etc. i'd
remove 
the extra, not a big deal to do. get a siphon or a turkey baster thing
and 
remove from the oil fill hole, or through the dipstick hole.


-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA-->Soon to be New Orleans!
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders: 
www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...




>From: Robbie Cotner <robw_z@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: too much oil!?
>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 18:21:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Just finished replacing my oil pump.  I put in about 5.1 quarts of
Mobil 1 
>15w-50(the extra .1 is from filling the oil filter with a different 
>bottle).  Now I read the Bentley and it says to put in 4.7, I'm nearly
half 
>a quart over.  Will this hurt anything?  My engine will leak it off in
a 
>few weeks, but should I remove the extra now?  If so how do you remove
just 
>half a quart without spilling?  Thanks-
>
>Rob
>
>
>
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