Too much engine oil

[bbilly]

Hi,
Changed the engine oil and filter on Saturday and added 6 lts. as per the engine manual. Went out for a buzz to check leaks and everthing looks ok apart from the level of oil on the dipstick. When the engine is cold it is about 1 cm. above the MAX notch on the dipstick. The oil is a nice clear colour so I don't think any old oil was left in that could account for this extra qty. The manual says not to overfill, what can happen, should I remove the extra oil?

Thanks in advance for any replies from my learned forumites.

Will

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[boatless]

On some engines overfilling can do damage to seals - my car manual warns about this. Quick call to Volvo?

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[mainshiptom]

I would remove a bit if poss.!

Also make sure you are parked in a levelled place, oops sorry you are on water !

I over filled my engines last year and the casualty was the oil sender started leaking !

I had to replace it!

Tom

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[Col]

Drain a bit out. In extreme cases crankshaft can break, as the crank webs "hit" the oil in the sump. Not likely, but drain a bit out anyway.

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[PhilF]

did it in the Porsche, overfilled it cause I misread the dipstick and then smoked up the M25 for 20 miles billowing gallons of blue smoke - was scary at the time, LOL
Philf

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[bbilly]

Thanks for the recos, I called VP and they recommended not exceeding the MAX on the dipstick also. Weird though, why would the manual overstate the qty. I'll suck a bit out.

Thanks to all

Will

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[boatless]

Ah, those would be Swedish litres. Generally a little smaller and more expensive than the common French litre.

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[oldgit]

Just to add a bit of confusion.Is the engine fairly new .If a bit antique.it has been known for the dipstick tube to work its way and inch or so into the sump,thereby immersing the dipstick to far into the oil,resulting in a over full indication.

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[cliff]

Is the engine horizintal when you dip the sump or tilted towards the stern? any list on the boat when you are dipping the sump? - think about it. Amount of oil probably correct but engine is not horizontal.

 

[tome]

It's impossible to completely empty the oil when you do a change, so there's still a wee drop in there.

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[bbilly]

Could be the inclination of the engine. I'll check it out on Saturday, but the fact that the manual states 6 litres concerns me. The engineers who design these things should know how to calc the correct capacity I would think. What I'll do is measure the excess oil to get it to the max notch, it'll be interesting to see how much it is.

Will

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