Help, oil overfill

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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.