

| Subject: | A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about? |
| From: | Rocket J Squirrel |
| Date: | Sun, 11 May 2014 16:59:44 -0700 |
1.9L, with a tencentlife oil cooler setup. I changed the oil today, as I do every spring, from the winter blend to the camping season blend. Also changed the oil filter. My notes had me put in 4 quarts of new oil, which I did. After letting things settle a bit, I checked the dip stick -- it was barely up to the lower notch. I checked it a couple more times, same results. So I put in half a quart (about 500 ml) of additional oil -- and the reading jumped to just above the upper notch. About 1/8'' (3mm) high. Honestly, it kind of surprised me that 500ml would raise the measured level that much. I ran the engine until it got hot enough to open up the oil cooler thermostat and send oil to the remote oil cooler -- but it still measured high. I really don't like climbing under the van. And I am constitutionally lazy. But if the community says that 3mm overfill is Not A Good Idea, I will drain a bit of the oil off. So -- whatcha think? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore.
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