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Subject:Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?
From:Project Pat
Date:Sun, 11 May 2014 21:25:16 -0400

Can you feed some of that clear aquarium style hose down the dipstick tube
and suck some oil out?  That's the basis for oil extraction systems like the
Mityvac.  I guess a hand siphon pump or vacuum pump could provide suction.

Of course after rigging all that up you could of just loosened the drain
plug..

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Rocket J Squirrel
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Subject: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?

1.9L, with a tencentlife oil cooler setup.

I changed the oil today,

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