Oil Overfill Symptoms

[DennisAN]

My local dealer overfilled my sump by about 1/2 quart. I had them suck the excess out using their dipstick sucker tool. I don't know how a dealer could overfill the car but perhaps they just pour in X amount based upon some table in their book. Personally I always stop at a quart low from the spec and add a little at a time.

Joe, the problem with ramps is that the car is tilted and you probably won't get all the old oil out.

[BoxsterSteve]

Originally Posted by DennisAN

Joe, the problem with ramps is that the car is tilted and you probably won't get all the old oil out.

Maybe Joe's set up like me... my driveway has just the right amount of slope that when the back of my car is on Rhino ramps it sits completely level.

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by DennisAN

Joe, the problem with ramps is that the car is tilted and you probably won't get all the old oil out.

What BoxsterSteve said (he beat me to it).

Not enough room under there to get to everything without the ramps. I drive the front up onto an incline before I back onto the ramps, in order to keep it level. It gets enough old oil out, since I need to use 8 1/2 quarts to fill it after the old oil is drained. You can never get all the old oil out since some remains in nooks and crannies.