

| Subject: | Re: Oil overfill -- now what? |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:32:27 -0700 |
the quantity between low mark and high mark is 1 quart or 1 liter... to get the overfill oil the EASY way... I use this... http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200475124_200475124 it's best to leave the oil level half way between the 2 marks on the dipstick everything will be OK even the level is close to the lower mark... On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > 1.9L engine, with 10centlife oil cooler addon which has Bosch 3300 size > oil filter. > > So my notes are to add 4 liters of 15-50W oil after draining the winter > oil and changing the filter. But my notes are not always entirely accurate. > > After putting in the 4 liters, the oil is just below the bottom notch on > the dipstick. I checked this a few times, made sure the dipstick was > fully-seated, and waited a bit to make sure that all the oil had settled > in the pan. > > Stood around, decided to add 1/2L additional oil. Now it's above the > upper notch. Darn. > > 1/2 liter of additional sure brought up the oil level quickly. What's > the range between the lower notch and the upper? > > How do I get the excess out? I could try a three-handed unscrew the > drain bolt, quickly swap in a new crush washer, then insert the bolt > into the hole real fast . . . but I'm a bit clumsy at those sorts of > things. > > But my guess is that this is pretty much my option at this point. > > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. >
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