Oil level too high?

bmarcinczyk14

No there isn't any hash mark, just a L, 2 dots, and an H.

Kinda like this: L o----------o H

My level is basically right on the first line of the "H".

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bmarcinczyk14

anyone know around how many quarts above this would be?

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SouthArk370Z

You're overthinking this. Remove about a half-pint of oil into a clean container. Check the stick. If you took too much out, pour some back in (aren't you glad you used a clean container?). Repeat until level is 25-75% (edit: or whatever you fell comfortable with) between the dots. Just about every hardware store sells siphon bulb pumps (think squeeze bulb on blood pressure cuffs) for ~$5. You may need to get some smaller outside diameter (OD) tubing to fit down the dip tube.

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bmarcinczyk14

Well i figured if im half a quart or less ill be able to sleep at night w/o going through the trouble. Thats why i'm wondering about how much over i am.

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SouthArk370Z

Let's assume that the distance between the holes is two quarts (64 fl oz). The "H" is a tenth to an eight (10-12.5%) of that distance above the top hole (using my eyeball micrometer). So that would be ~16 fl oz (1/2 quart). I pretty sure it's closer to one quart between the holes.

It's a handy piece of info for the guys at the dealerships that do oil changes, so how much oil between-the-dots represents may be in the Owner's Manual and/or the FSM.

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bmarcinczyk14

If that's the case then I'm sure the amount I'm over is not enough to think twice about (even though I already have!). I'm sure the engineers have designed the engine to allow for a small amount of accidental overfill. I mean just think of all the people out there with this car, I'm sure there is plenty who have had the level a tad over without having a negative impact on their engine.

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kenchan

oh, thanks for the clarification.... im starting to lose my sight.

my G35C's dip stick has hash markings (no dots), so this is why i wondered.