Engine oil overfill

[odav]

Hi all

Bit of a school boy error but I have overfilled my 2005 gti.

I’ve attached an image to show where the oil level is now and one with the cleaned dip stick for reference

Can I get away with the oil at this level?

Thanks

[pudding]

I’ve done that before and that’s over 1 litre overfilled. If you have an oil extractor, suck some out, otherwise just let the engine burn it off.

[odav]

Thanks for the quick reply. 

I don’t have an extractor and happy to let the engine burn the oil off. Just wanted to make sure I’m not doing any damage to the engine by taking that approach?

[bobby_fodge]

You could let some out of the sump plug, would be messy though.

[OllieVRS]

You could let some out of the sump plug, would be messy though.

I vote for this option, if it's easy enough for you to do.

There's a possibility (although unlikely) that low oil pressure could be caused from over-filling the oil, causing engine damage.

If a little flashing scary red oil light appears on your dash, then it's definitely time to correct the oil level.

[odav]

Thanks for all the relies on this. I ended up taking it to a garage I’ve used for many years and they drained enough oil to bring the level back down to ‘max’

No charge either