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Originally Posted by mptoledo
... Hey ya little bastard (  )(sorry, its just fun to say) Since you seem pretty knowledgable, I have a question about oil. I am about one bar over full on my digital oil thingy and I am not quite all the way covering the red tip on my dipstick, I just did my oil change and put a little too much in(probably no more than 1/5 of a quart. Will this hurt anything? |
Well, too much oil can cause foaming which is very bad - liquid flows, foam doesn't. You want your oil to flow.
Porsche increased the oil capacity spec several years ago in a TSB but never issued a recalibrated dipstick or digi gauge (do a search and you'll find more about it). So, you're probably OK. But, it's best to be sure. You can extract some oil one of two ways:
Unscrew the filter cannister (be sure to have a catch pan) - this will give you upwards of a quart, or you can extract it through the dipstick tube with a mity-vac or similar tool. Then add it back in until you get the level right.
