Went to get my oil changed the other day and everything seemed to go well. I called my boyfriend afterwards and I just happened to mention that the crew member was very surprised that my car took SIX quarts of oil! I was as well, thinking to myself how odd it sounded... isn't it usually four, maybe five? Oh well... So my boyfriend has me pull over and check the dipstick. Sure enough it was overfull, which is just as bad as not full enough. It creates too much pressure inside the engine and BOOM! So I drove right back to Mr. Lubie and told them the situation. The made it out that they did nothing wrong, and I was crazy. I showed them my dipstick and they emptied the oil and replaced it with the correct amount of quarts... but that could have been a huge disaster. And they did not even offer any discount or "free next time" or even as little as an apologie. What a joke. I will just do my own oil change from now on and darn sure never go there again.

Ladie Danger

Indianapolis, Indiana

U.S.A.

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Adolph

Elkhart 46517,
Indiana,
U.S.A.

Hey 'Ladie Danger".............

#2Consumer Comment

Tue, July 22, 2008

.....listen to Robert. He's spot on with his comments. Whoever alluded to too much oil creating "too much pressure" is laughably misinformed. Aeration of the oil from contact with the crankshaft is the worst that could happen. (with POSSIBLE reduction in oil pressure) . QUOTE:"It creates too much pressure inside the engine and BOOM!".........A fairy tale at best.

Robert

Bowie,
Maryland,
U.S.A.

Your research is flawed at best

#3Consumer Comment

Tue, July 22, 2008

Please post the "research" you got your information from. The extra oil in your engine caused absolutely no damage. The only thing it may have done is get churned by the crankshaft at idle, causing bubbles to form, and lowering the oil pressure. I have seen engines come in with oil sitting an inch deep in the valve cover with no harm to the engine. That means the engine had gallons of extra oil in it. Your engine is fine, as far as the oil goes. If it has other issues, the oil is not the cause. BTW...you'll find "research" online that claims synthetic oil is harmful, and fuel economy gizmos that work. None of that "research" is true either.

Constance

Virginia Beach,
Virginia,
U.S.A.

This is from a very reputable site...

#4Consumer Comment

Tue, July 22, 2008

So what's the best way to check the oil level? If your engine is cold (for example it has been parked overnight) you can check the oil level right away. The oil will have had time to settle back into the sump. Just make sure the car is level before you do. If the engine is warm or hot (after you've been driving) then you should wait for 30 minutes or so to let as much oil as possible drain back into the sump. Checking it first thing the next morning is ideal. NOTICE that it says to check the engine oil COLD not warm or hot?

Constance

Virginia Beach,
Virginia,
U.S.A.

Wow, that's a good one...

#5Consumer Comment

Tue, July 22, 2008

I would like to let you know ( since you made the comment: That most cars take about 4 quarts of oil right?) that you read what you want to apparently. Most domestic cars and well as most foreign cars take 5 quarts of oil ( look at a coupon for oil changes or a Jiffy Lube ad...it states that the price includes the filter and 5 quarts of oil...the reason for this is MOST cars take five quarts). I am female and sold cars for 10 years off and on and have a dealer's license. My husband held a State Inspection License for a number of years. I drive a Volvo which takes 6 1/2 quarts of oil ALL THE TIME. a Subaru WRX takes about 5.5 quarts. A good indication that your engine is overfilled is if the dipstick reads 25-50% ABOVE the highest fill line. Slightly over isn't going to hurt a thing. You do not mention what kind of car you are driving whatsoever. You went back to the service station who performed your oil change and they drained it and refilled it. That is the remedy. Oh and what? They are to give you a free next time change or a discount when they already put in X quarts of oil, have to drain out the brand new oil and replace it with some more? Oil is not free. These places do have shop manuals which specifies EXACTLY which filters your vehicle takes and how much oil should be in them.Most shops do use them, and if this is a place that does mainly nothing but oil changes well they do so many cars in one day they can rattle off filter numbers and how many quarts of oil a specific vehicle takes off the top of their heads. Sometimes things do happen that are occasionally unfortunate, like not screwing the fill back on tightly and having oil leak out of it. This company took care of your complaint and there was no damage done.

Ladie Danger

Indianapolis,
Indiana,
U.S.A.

Touche'

#6Author of original report

Mon, July 21, 2008

There is no one person who told me about oil pressure from overfilling an engine with oil, but I have done a bit of research on the subject since the incident and the answer does seem to be quite consistent. Too much oil is very dangerous to the longevity of your vehicle's engine. It wILL create too much pressure for the gaskets to handle and cause leaks only repairable by stripping apart your engine to replace them. There are also other long term effects that can be created by too much oil inside your engine.

Robert

Bowie,
Maryland,
U.S.A.

Your engine was in no danger

#7Consumer Comment

Wed, July 09, 2008

Whoever told you the extra oil would create pressure is a blithering idiot. The only thing it would do is possibly be churned by the crankshaft and get air bubbles, which would actually decrease the oil pressure in the galleys. Your engine is fine. Nearly all engines take 4-5 quarts, as you stated. Many take 6-8 quarts. You did not mention what make, model, engine , etc your car is.

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