Couldn't hardly see the oil level in the thin window on 5L Castrol Edge 0W40 bottle, and accidentally overfilled by 3/4 quart. That's 7-3/4 quarts in a system that normally says full with 7 quarts. I did drain it quite thoroughly and let it sit with the drain plug out for several hours. The oil level monitoring system doesn't indicate overfull, but I don't know if it would. Not real worried that that amount of overfill would be enough to cause a problem in a sump with that large of capacity. Would monitor system indicate over full? Should I drain some out?
Overfilled my 2006 BMW 530I. Would oil level monitoring system indicate overfill?
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gathermewool
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I’ve never heard of an oil monitoring system that indicates too full. Is that normal?
Ive never had an issue over-filling by around half a quart. I doubt 3/4 qt will matter.
Ive never had an issue over-filling by around half a quart. I doubt 3/4 qt will matter.
Not an issue. I overfill my BMW every time I track it by 1/2 quart.
I looked at owner's manual and it says overfilled is a possible warning when oil level is checked through I Drive. So I suppose I'm good since the indicator says "Max"
For my last few bmws it seemed like it took 7.5 qts to get to full. I certainly wouldn’t worry about it