Too much oil!

[Brendan]

At the garage today, I was told the car had too much oil. As you can see it is way over the max mark. The car has done about 500m since it was serviced before I bought the car.

Am I fussing over nothing or not? I was thinking of siphoning it out with a pump, but I not sure if they are any good. I tried to siphon some fuel out of another car, and it was hopeless.

 

[CatmanV2]

Assuming it was correctly checked, yes it needs to come out. What engine?

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[Brendan]

GTS so 4.7

 

[Brendan]

Anyone siphoned it out before?

 

[Zep]

If you can get a tube done the dipstick you could suction it out with a suction pump. It won’t syphon, it’s too thick.

 

[Brendan]

I think it’s a trip to the garage, if they can fit us in.

 

[CatmanV2]

I think it’s a trip to the garage, if they can fit us in.

You could get a pump from Amazon

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[Gazcw]

I would drain it and refill. You don't even know it is the right oil after all.

 

[BennyD]

Don’t worry about it. It’ll leak out of the cam and timing chain covers.

 

[Brendan]

Thanks

 

[Brendan]

Don’t worry about it. It’ll leak out of the cam and timing chain covers.

Used to have a 928 that leaked and burnt oil

 

[BennyD]

……and you ended up with a Maserati. I guess that tells a story about you.

 

[Sam McGoo]

This has happened to me on more than one occasion!
I assume garages just put the 'book' amount in, but obviously they're never fully drained.

Engines don't like too much oil.
I just drain a bit out from the sump plug, it's easy to get to.
Think you'll struggle to suck it out through the dipstick tube as its very narrow.

 

[Brendan]

……and you ended up with a Maserati. I guess that tells a story about you.

Does it have a happy ending?

 

[Brendan]

This has happened to me on more than one occasion!
I assume garages just put the 'book' amount in, but obviously they're never fully drained.

Engines don't like too much oil.
I just drain a bit out from the sump plug, it's easy to get to.
Think you'll struggle to suck it out through the dipstick tube as its very narrow.

Haven’t been under a car in a while and I don’t fancy it. I doubt my trolley jack would fit under the Maser

 

[conaero]

See this all the time. I take it you have a vibration at idle?

It needs to come out the sump drain. Do it cold (so you don’t go ouch and drop the sump bung in the bucket). Undo it slowly and turn with you fingers, pressing upwards at all times and let half a litre out. Then top up to 2/3rds up the dipstick for summer running.

You don’t need to do remove any of the under trays or pop into Sportsitalia and I’ll do it FOC for you.

 

[Brendan]

Thanks for the offer, but your some distance away.

 

[BennyD]

Does it have a happy ending?

That’s an entirely different story.

 

[Brendan]

Managed to find a garage that would siphon out the oil. A litre and a half! Hopefully the car is ok.

 

[CatmanV2]

Managed to find a garage that would siphon out the oil. A litre and a half! Hopefully the car is ok.

What's the dipstick say now?

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