I assume you have run the engine after the oil change? If not, you should run it, then wait 5-10 minutes & check again, just to be sure the level is actually over the full mark. If it is, I would drain some out, either by pulling the plug & replacing quickly, or siphon out the filler tube. On 4 Oct 2001 at 16:29, Mike Collum wrote: > You should be able to just drain SOME out .... and do. > > My 1.9 likes me best when I have the oil half way between the FULL and ADD marks. > > Mike > '84 GL > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Pickett" <tajimiboy@HOTMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:08 PM > Subject: Oil Capacity, 1985 Westy > > > > 1985 Westfalia, Water-Cooled, 1.9l > > > > Way too smug doing my first oil > > change by myself, I replaced the exact amount > > called for in the specs instead of stopping > > short to check. > > > > Thus I overfilled it by around 1/2 an inch > > on the oil dipstick. The oil registers > > up to the little twist above the MAX notch. > > > > A 300 mile drive tomorrow, should I worry > > about the overfill (ie drain it and put the correct > > amount back in) or not before I go? > > > > Yes, I'm an engine idiot (but learning). > > > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > > > -rp > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ======================== Shawn Wright Computer Systems Manager Shawnigan Lake School http://www.sls.bc.ca swright@sls.bc.ca |
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