You should be able to just drain SOME out .... and do.

My 1.9 likes me best when I have the oil half way between the FULL and ADD marks.

Mike
'84 GL

----- 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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