Thread: Overfilled Oil
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Old December 19th 04, 04:18 AM
Bob Truck
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I over filled my truck once...about one or two, yeah, I think two
tablespoons too much...just kept pushing the dipstick in, pull it out, wipe,
push it in, pull it out, wipe. It was an easy way to bring her back to
level. I bet you can eliminate that 1/2 inch in a day or two the same way.
(*wink*)

> wrote in message
...
> Personally, I'd just climb underneath and let some of the extra oil out.
> But, if
> you have an aversion to getting under there and making a mess, there may
> be a
> simpler solution....
>
> To change the oil in my inboard-outboard boat, I pump it out through the
> dipstick. That's the way it's done in boats. So, you could drop by your
> local
> boating store and pick up a pump for $20 or less. Pump the extra
> half-quart out
> and save it for later. No mess, and you'll have a handly little pump left
> over
> that you can use for something else in the future. Personally, I've never
> done
> this on an automobile, so take this advice with a grain of salt.... Just
> make
> sure the tubing used on the pump will fit into your dipstick tube.
>
>
>
> In article >, Spiderman says...
>>
>>I think the shop slightly overfilled my oil crankcase at the last oil
>>change
>>on my 1989 Chevy S10 Blazer 4.3L 4x4....the dipstick is reading "off the
>>charts" and when I'm parked I get a small drip of very watery brown fluid
>>(I
>>assume it's overfrothed oil) under the engine compartment. The fluid is
>>not
>>warm and is very watery so I don't believe this fluid has been thru the
>>engine. Can a slightly overfilled crankcase cause any permanent damage? I
>>assume the excess will just drip out?
>>
>>

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