Not sure about how the WBX motor reacts to an overfill but I once did
something similar on my inline VW...and it too belched a big cloud of
smoke.... I brought the oil level down two full quarts.....(my dipstick
stop came loose and I was eyeballing the level) and no damage done.

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Cunegonde <
cunegonde.van.westfalia@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well... Cunegonde's co-owner put 2qts of oil in an all ready full 1.9l WBX
> engine.
> Huge clouds of dark smoke everywhere,
> oil squirting from somewhere near the driver side cylinder head onto the
> exhaust manifold,
> oil clouds coming out of the head/exhaust header joints,
> oil coming out the tailpipe.
>
> Engine will run but not going to risk a fire!
>
> Now that Cunegonde's towed home, what's the prognosis?
> Engine has about 45k miles.
> No oil in the coolant.
> I've drained the excess oil from the pan; if there's a chance it will run
> again, will empty and refill completely and change filter.
>
> Next step... Remove a head and examine it and the gasket for damage? What
> else to check?
> Also, clean engine & exhaust headers thoroughly in hopes most of the smoke
> was hot headers?
>
> If repair is in excess of 12 hours of work, or if engine will be even less
> reliable than usual, we're prepared to install a VW inline 4 or Subaru
> replacement engine.