Oil Over Fill

Just had an oil/filter change at the Dealer--2008 Avalon 6 cyl--checked the dip stick and noticed that the oil level is about 1/2 in. over the fill mark. My guess is that it is equivalent to about a 1/2 Qt. Obviously, the Tech just filled to factory Spec and never checked the dip stick level. Question, of course, is whether or not this is a harmful overfill and whether or not to go back to the Dealer and have it corrected.
MLD

Go back. Factory spec should not be over full.

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:49:11 -0400, "MLD" > wrote:

>Just had an oil/filter change at the Dealer--2008 Avalon 6 cyl--checked the dip stick and noticed that the oil level is about 1/2 in. over the fill mark. My guess is that it is equivalent to about a 1/2 Qt. Obviously, the Tech just filled to factory Spec and never checked the dip stick level. Question, of course, is whether or not this is a harmful overfill and whether or not to go back to the Dealer and have it corrected.
>MLD

Its nothing to worry about IMHO. I've had vehicles overfilled by 1.5
quarts without problems.

I agree, it probably wont hurt anything, but with a car like that, you dont want someone doing
careless work. We took ours to the dealer last year for an oil change (and I dont like to go to
dealerships), and they left the oil drain plug finger tight.

This car uses an odd number of quarts of oil in the first place. IIRC, correct fill is a bit unusual in
the first place. I think (but dont hold me to the fire on it) that the correct fill is about 6.3 quarts.

It is easy enough to drain a little out.

Complain to the service writer at the dealership
"MLD" > wrote in message ...
Just had an oil/filter change at the Dealer--2008 Avalon 6 cyl--checked the dip stick and noticed that the oil level is about 1/2 in. over the fill mark. My guess is that it is equivalent to about a 1/2 Qt. Obviously, the Tech just filled to factory Spec and never checked the dip stick level. Question, of course, is whether or not this is a harmful overfill and whether or not to go back to the Dealer and have it corrected.
MLD

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:49:40 -0500, "HLS" > wrote:

> I agree, it probably wont hurt anything, but with a car like that, you dont want someone doing
>careless work. We took ours to the dealer last year for an oil change (and I dont like to go to
>dealerships), and they left the oil drain plug finger tight.
>
Remember to mention this the next time somebody rags on Jiffy-Lube.

--Vic

On Mar 8, 8:49*am, "MLD" > wrote:
> Just had an oil/filter change at the Dealer--2008 Avalon 6 cyl--checked the dip stick and noticed that the oil level is about 1/2 in. over the fill mark. My guess *is that it is equivalent to about a 1/2 Qt. *Obviously, the Tech just filled to factory Spec and never checked the dip stick level.. *Question, of course, is whether or not this is a harmful overfill and whether or not to go back to the Dealer and have it corrected.
> MLD

I'd suggest doing your own oil changes. It's not that hard, and at
least that way you know that you correctly tightened the drain plug,
didn't over tighten the oil filter, and put the correct amount of the
correct grade of oil into the engine.

As for being a half inch over the full mark, my cars typically sit
around that area after I do an oil change. I buy a 5 qt bottle of oil,
and I put it all in. 111,000 miles later on my daily driver it still
works just fine and doesn't leak anything.

Chris

"Hal" > wrote in message
...
On Mar 8, 8:49 am, "MLD" > wrote:
> Just had an oil/filter change at the Dealer--2008 Avalon 6 cyl--checked
> the dip stick and noticed that the oil level is about 1/2 in. over the
> fill mark. My guess is that it is equivalent to about a 1/2 Qt. Obviously,
> the Tech just filled to factory Spec and never checked the dip stick
> level. Question, of course, is whether or not this is a harmful overfill
> and whether or not to go back to the Dealer and have it corrected.
> MLD

I'd suggest doing your own oil changes. It's not that hard, and at
least that way you know that you correctly tightened the drain plug,
didn't over tighten the oil filter, and put the correct amount of the
correct grade of oil into the engine.

As for being a half inch over the full mark, my cars typically sit
around that area after I do an oil change. I buy a 5 qt bottle of oil,
and I put it all in. 111,000 miles later on my daily driver it still
works just fine and doesn't leak anything.

Chris

Changing my own oil is a thing of the past--When kids were home I used to
line up 4 cars and do 4 oil changes one after another. Still did it after
they all moved out until I finally said enough--haven't done it myself
since.
MLD

On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 19:10:56 -0400, "MLD" > wrote:


>
>Changing my own oil is a thing of the past--When kids were home I used to
>line up 4 cars and do 4 oil changes one after another. Still did it after
>they all moved out until I finally said enough--haven't done it myself
>since.

Pretty much my pattern, except one of the kids took over.
This past summer I got fed up with the mess in the garage.
Took about 30 gallons of old oil to Murrays.
They imposed a 5-gallon a day limit on me.
But since he moved into his own place with a girlfriend I can't rely
on him, so I'm going to start doing my own 2 cars again when it warms
up.
Plan on buying a bottle of Hacker-Schorr Weissbrau to take to garage
every time I do it. Incentivize myself.

--Vic

"lugnut" > wrote in message
...
It is also possible the tech put in 5 full qts
> instead of the 4.3785999 qts spec'd. >
> Lugnut

The oil fill on that engine, with filter, is 6.4 US quarts, Lug.