Motor Oil Overfilled Continuously

[RobbS]

My Corolla takes 4.4 quarts & my Focus takes 4.5 quarts
My shop has filled it with 5 quarts regularly.
Any damage that can be done? The dipstick looks to the fill mark. Engine makes no noise .
Thank you

 

[Zee09]

I don't like it but I doubt it's a big deal. You have people here telling others one qt extra is good.

Under the hood of my VW it says don't do it on a warning label


Dealers today with my free maintenance overfill the oil and tires as a standard.. the last time I had free maintenance they overfilled my oil and left a mess on my engine cover and left my coolant cap off...

If you keep your shop, next time tell them what they are doing and if they can't get it right you're moving on...

Good luck...

 

[Lubener]

Probably not. If you notice aeriation on the dipstick, then I would remove the excess.

 

[Nukeman7]

I have found that the amount of oil specified in the owners manual (w/filter change) will normally bring the level up to the midpoint of the dipstick's acceptable range. Since none of my vehicles suffer from oil dilution, I actually prefer adding a small amount of additional oil to bring the level up to the full mark of the dipstick. Engine manufacturers design in leeway so nothing detrimental occurs until you are far above/below the dipstick's acceptable range.

 

[RobbS]

I don't like it but I doubt it's a big deal. You have people here telling others one qt extra is good.

Under the hood of my VW it says don't do it on a warning label


Dealers today with my free maintenance overfill the oil and tires as a standard.. the last time I had free maintenance they overfilled my oil and left a mess on my engine cover and left my coolant cap off...

If you keep your shop, next time tell them what they are doing and if they can't get it right you're moving on...

Good luck...

I am in next week for oil samples and an oil change. I will recite the facts and see how much oil is returned to me.
Thanks

 

[DCDG]

My Corolla takes 4.4 quarts & my Focus takes 4.5 quarts
My shop has filled it with 5 quarts regularly.
Any damage that can be done? The dipstick looks to the fill mark. Engine makes no noise .
Thank you

filled and invoiced for are two different stories. they very well could be filling to 5 Qts or for invoicing purposes it says 5 Qts cause they aren't going to charge customers for 1/2 Qts. .4 - .6 of a Qt is between 12 & 20 ounces +/- what the filter absorbs if that was the case really nothing to worry about.

 

[RobbS]

filled and invoiced for are two different stories. they very well could be filling to 5 Qts or for invoicing purposes it says 5 Qts cause they aren't going to charge customers for 1/2 Qts. .4 - .6 of a Qt is between 12 & 20 ounces +/- what the filter absorbs if that was the case really nothing to worry about.

I supply the Amsoil and filters and they service the car for $59. Maybe they throw out the half quart. I find the dipstick full. Doesn't burn oil.
I'll make mention and see what happens, I could use the extra oil every other change to top off.

 

[DCDG]

I supply the Amsoil and filters and they service the car for $59. Maybe they throw out the half quart. I find the dipstick full. Doesn't burn oil.
I'll make mention and see what happens, I could use the extra oil every other change to top off.

Just leave a small box in the trunk of the vehicles and tell the shop to leave 1/2 Qts in the trunk.

 

[RobbS]

Yes
Excellent idea, I will do that.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

Alternative @2 is give them exactly 4.5 qts and save the 1/2 qt at home in another bottle. For the record, I ran 5 qts in my Corollas in the 1990's with no issues.

 

[Mechanician]

If the dipstick doesn't indicate it's overfull - no worries.

 

[Dave Hess]

That extra half quart oil won’t hurt anything.

Let them know next time.

 

[melk]

My CRV gets the full 5qt jug. Extra half quart is nothing.

 

[RobbS]

Nothing at all to worry myself over .
Thnx

 

[BobsArmory]

My wifes car uses a little oil normally. She will not check oil level so I put an extra quart in it when I change the oil. No problems in the last 5 years I've been doing that.

 

[KCJeep]

I find they use more oil when overfilled. I like mine right at the top of the hash, just below the max indicator.

That said a half quart won’t hurt a thing.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

I accidentally overfilled our 2017 Sentra the entire time we had it. It was 4.1 quarts, I was using 5.

It wasn't until we got the current '19 that I actually realized I had been overfilling. For the most part, this one has seen 5 quarts too. It's always right at the top of the dipstick, not overfull.

 

[ls1mike]

Nothing to worry about.

 

[Pablo]

No problem, zero. In fact, actually better. I ALWAYS round up, even 3/4-1 quart. I have for 50 plus years. No issues.

 

[The_Jeff]

When I worked at the tire store the occasional customer that bought bottled (synthetic) oil by the quart would often leave us half quarts as "tips." We found "off the books" uses for it.

The bulk oil dispensers had readouts to the 1/10 qt and we had to tell the front desk when a car took more than five so they could be charged. So, for you, "five" could easily mean "within the coupon price parameters."