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Offline Tortaruga

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Oil over max
« on: October 29, 2012, 05:37:44 pm »
Just topped up. Level was mid way between min & max. Put in approx 700 ml.

dipstick reading is now above the max. It's gone onto the cable part of the dipstick.

Should I drain some out?
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Re: Oil over max
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2012, 05:43:55 pm »
yes , to much oil can be just as bad as not enough  :happy2:
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Re: Oil over max
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2012, 05:49:13 pm »
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The trick when topping up with oil is to do just a bit at a time and check the dipstick after each bit. It's bad to overfill.
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Re: Oil over max
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2012, 07:37:25 pm »
Syringe and feeding tube down the dipstick tube and you're half way home.   :smiley:
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Re: Oil over max
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2012, 07:40:18 pm »
Just drained a little from the sump. Topped up again, a little more cautiously this time - lesson learned!
BTW you don't need to remove the splash guard to access the sump plug.

Thanks for the advice folks  :smiley:

Too late for the syringe Bacillus, but would be easier than getting under the car for sure :happy2:

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