As usual my sense of scale being so utterly messed up has caused problems. So i changed my oil and over filled it. Not alot mind you but on the stick it seems to be up to/just below the D on "DO NOT OVERFILL" now after i did this it sounds different especially on startup. Is there anything bad that will come out of this or will it just be something i can live with. And before people say, no, it won't burn off. my XJ does NOT burn oil in the slightest.
snowbeast428
In lieu of typing out something, just check the link below for what overfilled oil can cause and the answer is YES all kinds of bad stuff can happen. Believe it or not but it can be near about as bad as not putting any in it.
http://www.t3atlanta.com/blog/car-tips/what-happens-if-you-overfill-auto-oil/
The 4.0L takes exactly six quarts with filter.
http://www.t3atlanta.com/blog/car-tips/what-happens-if-you-overfill-auto-oil/
The 4.0L takes exactly six quarts with filter.
I would drain it all out in a clean container. Then add 5 quarts, check the level and add more if needed.
siphon?,.
i have clear tubing that fits the tube,apx 7 feet. can suck just enuf to not taste it! and blow it into a can. check in between till right on
i have clear tubing that fits the tube,apx 7 feet. can suck just enuf to not taste it! and blow it into a can. check in between till right on
Not great to drive with in that condition.
a friend of mine who is not mechanically minded let his wife check the oil and to top it up, she believes she knows how to own a car. He came round to my house with smoke billowing out of the exhaust, I guess it was pushing up past the rings. I took about 3 pints out from the drain, smoking stopped. A lucky escape, no lasting damage.
As his wife had previously had his car fixed so it ran on three cylinders, not four, to avoid replacing the blown engine or buying a new car,,,,, well, you can see why you would be concerned.
Point of story - even if someone you trust puts in the oil, check it yourself and then remind yourself why you should have trust issues.
a friend of mine who is not mechanically minded let his wife check the oil and to top it up, she believes she knows how to own a car. He came round to my house with smoke billowing out of the exhaust, I guess it was pushing up past the rings. I took about 3 pints out from the drain, smoking stopped. A lucky escape, no lasting damage.
As his wife had previously had his car fixed so it ran on three cylinders, not four, to avoid replacing the blown engine or buying a new car,,,,, well, you can see why you would be concerned.
Point of story - even if someone you trust puts in the oil, check it yourself and then remind yourself why you should have trust issues.
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