If the oil cooler can really do the job then it should not be problem. The
excess will burn off. I'm curious about your winter blend versus camping
season blend! An easy way to get rid of excess oil is to remove the filter,
pour some out and just re-install it.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 8:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?

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.