Too much oil??!?!?!?

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

The short answer is YES. But, if all it is is a single Bar over, it's nothing to worry about. Problem is, if it's at the Top Bar, it could be much higher with no additional Bar(s) to measure it.

In these Cars, it's better to run a little on the Low side rather than the High side. This is because with almost 9 Qts. it's gonna still have plenty of Oil, even if it is a tad Low. But, if it's High, this can foul the Plugs and lead to premature death of the Cats and O² Sensors.

My suggestion is to drive it for a day, park it on level ground overnight and then check it by using the Countdown Oil Measure by just turning the Ignition to ON (but without going all the way to Start). The Digital Gauge is notoriously inaccurate (though some are OK) and you may find that the Oil had just not fully circulated and so was registering a bit High.

If it is still high, return to the Dealer and have them drain a little. You don't have a dipstick and so can't use the MityVac Extraction Method.

Ask the Dealer how much they put in (which probably means nothing because they won't know emphatically, nor did they measure how much they drained out). Also, be sure to ask them if they changed the Filter (for $280 they Bloody well should have) along with the Change (if not, they could have overfilled the system by NOT allowing for the Oil which didn't drain from the Filter). I am so distrustful of Dealer Oil Changes, not to mention the $$, that I would never let them do it, but that's me. I would also wear my size 12's and raise a stink considering they are the Dealer and they charged you $280 to NOT get it right. Oil Changes are not Rocket Science, they really have no excuse to have been so careless if it turns out they did in fact overfill it. Worse case, they'll give you a discount on the next service or Oil Change. Hope this helps...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 (thanking God he has a Dipstick)