Help, oil overfill

[tf95ZR1]

Originally Posted by scottfab

What is a "comingling" ?

I think it's what you do before you get married.

Originally Posted by scottfab

and take the filter off and put it in an oil drain pan to let it drain out.

I had an oil overfill issue also. I figured at least in my hands I'd make a mess removing an oil filter full of oil.
So I went to Homey Depo and got some 1/4" (I think) sprinkler hose that fit down the dipstick tube.
I then used a dental irrigating syringe (or you could use a Hib turkey baster) and sucked out oil
about 10cc at a time. Took some time, but worked well.

[dredgeguy]

Looks like it all worked out. Yesterday I went to Mr. Tire and they put the Z on the lift and drained out 4 quarts. Then put 2 back in and drove it home. Let it sit overnight and checked it cold this morning. Oil line on the dipstick is just touching the bottom of the hash mark. Will add 1/2 quart and then check again tomorrow morning cold.

[WVZR-1]

Originally Posted by dredgeguy

Looks like it all worked out. Yesterday I went to Mr. Tire and they put the Z on the lift and drained out 4 quarts. Then put 2 back in and drove it home. Let it sit overnight and checked it cold this morning. Oil line on the dipstick is just touching the bottom of the hash mark. Will add 1/2 quart and then check again tomorrow morning cold.

What likely "saved" you here was the fact that you did "check it"! The failures on an "over-fill" that were generally reported were drive-in changes where the oil wasn't allowed to drain back to the pan before draining, just a quick drain put in the plug and fill. I would guess it was probably "sticked" again after start up to check for leaks and maybe as much as another quart added to it because it still showed short.

Your "over-fill" I would guess to be in the vicinity of the amount that might have resulted in. Of course your cruise to Mr Tire at 1500 helped BUT I don't think I would have driven it.

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by tf95ZR1

I think it's what you do before you get married.
... snip...

I think he meant "commingling".
Another typo.

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Glad you got the oil level back to normal.

Race Ramps makes a good set of Corvette friendly ramps that will make your next oil change much easier. They make a nice product.

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Glad you got the oil level back to normal.

Race Ramps makes a good set of Corvette friendly ramps that will make your next oil change much easier. They make a nice product.

Concur especially the XT's

[tf95ZR1]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Race Ramps makes a good set of Corvette friendly ramps that will make your next oil change much easier. They make a nice product.

Kwiklifts are nice also. Just drive on, lift the rear, and the entire car
is lifted ~20 inches. Problem: They went out of business (nice midwest,
US company driven out by regulations, foreign competition- don't get me
started) so you'd have to find a used one. They do come up every once
in awhile.

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Glad you got the oil level back to normal.

Race Ramps makes a good set of Corvette friendly ramps that will make your next oil change much easier. They make a nice product.

I got some Race Ramps for my garage lift and they are much easier to put on and take off when I am swapping cars. (see pix in my albums). The OEM ramps weigh about 50 pounds each and Race Ramps are maybe 10 pounds. -- Bob

[Fully Vetted]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

Race Ramps makes a good set of Corvette friendly ramps that will make your next oil change much easier. They make a nice product.

There are several choices/lengths. Which do you recommend for our application?