Putting too much oil into the crankcase will not cost any problems, right?

I put 1/5 of a quart more than I was supposed to and just wanted to confirm that it's fine.

Thanks

 

Not a good move, but at 1/5 of a quart, not likely to cause any big problems.

If you pull the oil drain plug, you will probably take too much out before you get the plug back in the pan again. I would check the dip stick to see how high the oil level is above the top mark on the stick. You can see if the level is about 1/5 of whatever the distance is between the two marks on the dip stick. If it is more, I would try to drain some off to get it down.

 

you can try loosening the oil filter and oil will start dripping out...

 

As fanny as it sounds, i can't read the damn dipstick in our cars. In all other cars there's a clear boundary between oil and no oil. In maxima, every time I take it out to check oil level the first 5 inches are covered with oil even after I wipe it and check it again.

What problems can it cause?

 

Try reading the dip stick in the morning (after the engine has been sitting for a number of hours). You should be able to better read the level of the oil.

 

I finally managed to see the oil level, and it's slightly above the letter 'H' Sort of like this:

LxxxxH] - oil covers everything below the square bracket.

 

You should be fine with this. I would not worry.

 

whooo.... this sounds better

BTW: the car is parked on a slight inclined and faces downhill and this is the rinse cycle of AutoRX. I'm still fine, right?

 

Don't sweat the small stuff, you'll be just fine!

 

Just a tiny bit over is not a problem. If you overfill too much, though, you could do some damage.

 

Just curious, what can it do to your engine?

 

Stolen from the guys on the Car Talk radio show:

"A word of caution: Be careful not to overfill your car's crankcase with oil. If you put in too much oil, the engine's crankshaft can actually come in contact with the oil. And because the crankshaft is turning at several thousand revolutions per minute, it can quickly whip your oil into a froth — like the steamed milk that sits on the top of a cappuccino. Why is that bad? Well, the oil pump can't pump froth very well, and as a result, it can't get oil to the parts of the engine that need lubrication. The result ... a hefty boat payment to your mechanic."

 

Its best to keep it right in the middle between the two points but 1/5 more won't do any harm.

 

I thought the bottom of the crank was sitting in oil? Or the pump just sprays oil on the crank and bearings and everything? Sorry if that sounds dumb i dont know a ton about engine internals, well im trying to learn