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YOUR RESEARCHThought I hurt my engine, turns out I had too much oil
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The car ran good no bad noises or check engine lights and no smoke on light throttle.
Thought I hurt my engine, turns out I had too much oil
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I think I used a lot of oil to flush the engine when switching from Castrol to JG DT40.
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Thought I hurt my engine, turns out I had too much oil
Replace emergency frenzy
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I change all fluids to the point that all dipsticks show nice clean oil at all times lest I go into some kind of oil change emergency frenzy.
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I change all fluids to the point that all dipsticks show nice clean oil at all times lest I go into some kind of oil change emergency frenzy.
Thought I hurt my engine, turns out I had too much oil
Run towards the lowside if the engine
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Now that you all have brought up some good points, my driveway is slightly inclined, the car was backed in and the dip stick would have run towards the lowside if the engine because of the incline giving me a false reading.
Thought I hurt my engine, turns out I had too much oil
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So I'm new around here and purchased a 2001 Carrera 4 6spd in the beginning of December. The car came to me with a major service having just been done which included an oil change. After a couple weeks of getting to know you driving I started to drive a little harder. After a particular quick right hand turn I scanned my mirror and saw the best James Bond smoke screen I have ever seen. My heart skipped a beat, then sank. The car ran good no bad noises or check engine lights and no smoke on light throttle. I pulled over while running checked the tail pipes, pushed the gas a little still no smoke. So long story short after some searching on here and elsewhere I've learned of the AOS problem and potential flair ups with too much oil. I checked mine and on the gauge it showed one bar below max so I was ignorant as to the real level because it was past the plastic end, in fact about 1/4" onto the wire. I'd have to guess two quarts over. Instead of messing around with trying to get the level down I just dumped it all and did an oil/filter change. Put 8qts in started it, then shut it down and check again. Took about 1/3qt more to put it about 1/8" from the full mark. My dash gauge reads two bars from the max, I don't trust it much anymore. It's good for a general use I suppose but I've learned for myself as well as from this board the dip stick rules. I have not had another occurrence of smoke since and believe me if it was going to do it, it would have especially after my drive through the local mountains on Saturday.
Yes the physical check is always the best which is what pisses me off about new cars ditching the dipstick
Man smoke screens and oil slicks!
You're prepared for anything aren't you?
Really?
Car takes around 10 quarts of oil, but as little as a 5% change will cause smoke?
Going to go out on a limb and say you were a little high to begin with.
So when you drained the oil, you also replaced the new filter and it still only held 8 and 1/3 quarts? That's odd.
I did frequent oil/filter changes on mine and it always took more than 9 quarts. I would also let it drain for a long time before refilling.
Its important to keep the oil level at max for the IMSB's health because the seals are surely compromised by now if your on the original.
I'm honestly not that worried about getting every last drop of old oil out of it unless the filter has a bunch of junk in it or there is sluge. Reason being the 5000-5500 mile Mobile 1 oil I took out still looked like new, didn't smell, wasn't all that dirty, and would have easily been good for another few thousand miles. Then without a baffle, I'd personally rather run it a bit low than high.
OK guys, we know i'm no fan of KK, but so far since he has been back from vacation he hasn't been up to his trolling antics.
Lets give it a rest unless he does start back up again please.
I thought it was a bit odd too because I fully expected to put 9qts in. Now that you all have brought up some good points, my driveway is slightly inclined, the car was backed in and the dip stick would have run towards the lowside if the engine because of the incline giving me a false reading. I may be low on oil now because I did not get a full reading, it was almost full. I'll check it hot on a level area and make sure to have the rest of my oil with me. The car did have the IMS upgrade done with the clutch about 15K miles ago so I feel it's in good shape but I would hate to harm it because of a bone head rooky mistake.
That makes for a interesting lap!
With this engine it's really a good idea to check it on level as any overfill will get right into the cylinders and burn a lot easier than something upright or V6/8.
There's something about them that it takes an incredibly long time to completely drain. I would leave mine draining for hours sometimes and go do something else. Just make sure you make it obvious the oil change is in progress so its not accidently started.
While accelerating up a North Carolina hill, did the tremenous smoke screen to a semi driver. At first, I thought I blew a head gasket, but kept rolling strong. I just thought I blew out the carbs. I did have a recent oil change so this was a good read...
What are you driving?
Sometimes I wasn't able to warm the engine enough, crank it, move it, etc. due to the weather. If it was rainy outside I dared not back out of the shop. If you let it drain long enough you would be surprised how much oil you can get out of it.
If you really want to be thorough, you can pull the sump, wipe the interior with lint free cloth, and/or disassemble the engine. I think I used a lot of oil to flush the engine when switching from Castrol to JG DT40.
I used so much oil when I had my 996 that I should have bought a 330 gallon oil "tote" tank from Safety Kleen to store it in.
I'm continuing the tradition with all my vehicles so I keep numerous 5 gallon buckets handy for all the used motor oil, trans fluid, gear oil, etc. I change all fluids to the point that all dipsticks show nice clean oil at all times lest I go into some kind of oil change emergency frenzy.
If anyone needs info on a Safety Kleen 330 gallon tank, I have a bro that works there. Bro meaning friend not brother.
I hope I have derailed the thread enough.
