04-07-2013, 03:19 PM
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Too much oil?
Did an oil and filter change yesterday. Only put in 8.25 quarts and the stick is reading a tad more than full. Will it burn off or should I drain some?
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04-07-2013, 03:24 PM
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Pull the filter housing, it holds about 1/2 quart.
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04-07-2013, 04:08 PM
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Will more than what's in the filter housing drain out?
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04-07-2013, 04:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Will more than what's in the filter housing drain out?
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Nope. My opinion, half a quart is a high estimate. More like 5-6 ounces.
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04-07-2013, 04:52 PM
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Cool, I didn't know that either. I just changed my oil and have been wanting to switch to the LN filter adaptor, now it will be a breeze and I can inspect the older filter.
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04-07-2013, 05:42 PM
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The book my indy uses indicates about a quarter of a quart more than my owner's manual says. And, a couple of times he has added too much. I use a long plastic tube and siphon the extra oil out of the opening where oil would normally be added. Sucks, but it works.
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04-07-2013, 06:30 PM
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Airline tubing for a fish tank?
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04-07-2013, 06:46 PM
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Dropping the filter takes 10-15 minutes start to finish, no siphoning, no oil dripping off a siphon hose.
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04-07-2013, 06:50 PM
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Definitely drain some. I personally prefer to have the level just below the full mark.
Keep in mind overfilling the oil level causes AOS failures.
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04-07-2013, 08:57 PM
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The tech guru for the local PCA suggests that if you track it, fill to the top of the orange marker.
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04-08-2013, 04:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schnellman
The book my indy uses indicates about a quarter of a quart more than my owner's manual says. And, a couple of times he has added too much. I use a long plastic tube and siphon the extra oil out of the opening where oil would normally be added. Sucks, but it works.
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I would be cautious about putting plastic tubing down either the oil fill or dipstick tubes (on cars with them) as there are a lot of sharp edged things the tube can get hooked on and make it nearly impossible to pull it back out. We have had to take a couple sump covers off cars whose owners tried to use commenrical vacuum tank systems to suck the oil out without jacking the car up. Bad idea..........
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04-08-2013, 04:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Airline tubing for a fish tank?
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That's what I've used successfully. Takes a a couple of minutes without having to get under the car. But, if it's a bad idea, I certainly don't want to cause anyone a problem.
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04-08-2013, 06:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DFW02S
The tech guru for the local PCA suggests that if you track it, fill to the top of the orange marker.
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Dipstick or dash indicator?
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04-08-2013, 06:54 AM
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Randall, just wipe the dipstick 137 times. Done.
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04-08-2013, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schnellman
I use a long plastic tube and siphon the extra oil out of the opening where oil would normally be added. Sucks, but it works.
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04-08-2013, 08:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Dipstick or dash indicator?
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The dipstick
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04-08-2013, 06:45 PM
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Dropped the filter housing and dumped some oil. It does make a bit of a mess though, so have your oil catch pan handy. Thanks everyone for the great ideas!
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04-09-2013, 03:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Dropped the filter housing and dumped some oil. It does make a bit of a mess though, so have your oil catch pan handy. Thanks everyone for the great ideas!
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Always the path of least resistance......
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04-09-2013, 06:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cas951
Definitely drain some. I personally prefer to have the level just below the full mark.
Keep in mind overfilling the oil level causes AOS failures.
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This thread reminded me that my oil level was low- halfway between full and min. on the guage which I did on the last oil change. So be extra careful to avoid overfilling as it does not take much to overfill it. Yesterday I put a pint in and it moved the guage level to about 2 more bars. It is so easy to overfill it. 
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