I would drain it back to the full level,
overfilling the oil can cause seals to blow out due to the increased
pressure.  This could end up really wrecking your day!  Of course if you
went by the specs for capacity fill you might have the wrong dipstick or
more likely their was still some of the old oil in the motor.

Peace,
Don GL
1987 Syncro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Pickett" <tajimiboy@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: Oil Capacity, 1985 Westy

> 1985 Westfalia, Water-Cooled, 1.9l
>
> Way too smug doing my first oil
> change by myself, I replaced the exact amount
> called for in the specs instead of stopping
> short to check.
>
> Thus I overfilled it by around 1/2 an inch
> on the oil dipstick.  The oil registers
> up to the little twist above the MAX notch.
>
> A 300 mile drive tomorrow, should I worry
> about the overfill (ie drain it and put the correct
> amount back in) or not before I go?
>
> Yes, I'm an engine idiot (but learning).
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
> -rp
>
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