Oil Abit Over Full

SUp guys,
Can having my oil tank abit over full be a problem with the car? :confused:

Can having a full tank cause your car to use more petrol, thus not get enough kms out of the your full petrol tank? :confused:

THanks guys!! :D

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Originally Posted by xcwizit

SUp guys,
Can having my oil tank abit over full be a problem with the car? :confused:

Can having a full tank cause your car to use more petrol, thus not get enough kms out of the your full petrol tank? :confused:

THanks guys!! :D

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How much over is it?
I'm guilty of running too much oil too. 5mm over the top mark on the dipstick.
Maybe one day I'll drain it... :-p

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Originally Posted by xcwizit

SUp guys,
Can having my oil tank abit over full be a problem with the car? :confused:

Can having a full tank cause your car to use more petrol, thus not get enough kms out of the your full petrol tank? :confused:

THanks guys!! :D

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If you have a little to much oil, it shouldn't be much of an issue (depending on how much over full it is)

fuel ecconomy shouldn't be affected

Fuel economy could be effected if the crank shaft is constantly in oil.... too much drag.

With me i do notice a decrease in economy if i overfill a few mm over the upper limit.

i suggest just fill to the top marker.

If you over fill your engine with too much oil, this can cause the piston rings to wear and if this happens pretty much the engine will need to be rebuilt.

I've done this before on my 180, i used a really thin oil and thought it was not topping up so i poured a bit more in and next thing i noticed was my piston rings wore out and the whole engine needed to be rebuilt.

As others have said, are we talking a little over or alot over?

if its 2mm over then drain it to the corect level.

this can also cause oil leaks

oh sorry guys..
mines just abit abit over. Probably 2mm over the full mark on the dipstick. Il probably drain it a lil. C&D's (car tuning place in BRAYBROOK, Melb.West) said always have it just beneath full!!

Cheers guys!!

id rather have it on the dot, and not under

Can someone confirm when is best for checking dipstick ? (when car is completely cold or when it's warmed up for 10 mins etc )

i hear its best to check when car is cold, so all the oil is down . but my dads mechanic said that wen its hot, so wen the oil is moved around in there, it should show full as well on the dipstick!!

Yeah I've been told different things.

Thanks for your help dude.