Oil Overfill

[TomYoung]

332mL isn't what I'd call massively overfilled. That's less than a can of soda. It's not like there's an additional gallon of oil in the su

The first sentence in the first post specifies capacity. The dipstick picture is from another post.

This is me slowly backing out of the room.

 

[wlk]

I have a car that specs refill of 4.4 liters with filter. 4.732 liters is 5 qt. Would less than 1/3 liter overfill matter for most cars? Is the oil that close to the crank when running?

My Element says 4.5qts, I dump the whole 5qt jug in and it sits right at the top of the full mark on the dipstick everytime. Will not hurt a thing

 

[meep]

It helps to visualize. 1/3 of a quart could mean 1/4”-3/8” rise in level, or less. The only risk is going up 1.5-2” into the spinning crank where aeration and foaming might occur. I’ve assumed the F at the dipstick is just below the pan gasket.

 

[mbaker]

I agree with others for most part in that 1/3 qt extra would be negligible as in if you spread that across the sump you are talking maybe 1/8” in height of oil level. Where you get into trouble is when it gets up into the rotating assembly and gets beat around.