Overfilled by 0.28 quart - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Inuyashas_Brother · 09-10-2011, 08:00 PM

I mistakenly added 6.28 quarts of synthatic oil to my v6 instead of just 6 quarts. Should I be worried? :(

And if the extra 0.28 quart has to be removed, is there a way to do it with maybe a pump from the dipstick or filter without getting under the car?

The Stig · 09-10-2011, 08:45 PM

I wouldn't worry about it

IROCanSS · 09-10-2011, 08:46 PM

did you check the oil level on the dipstick? Is it WAY over the full mark? If not, youre fine. YOu ever checked/changed oil before?

ackeight · 09-10-2011, 09:34 PM

I'm not sure about this, but I think a quarter quart is about what the oil filter holds and may not be included in the change capacity. I'm just spitballing. Either way I wouldn't be worried.

pdesanctis · 09-10-2011, 10:12 PM

Warm up the engine. Turn it off and let it sit for about 3 minutes. Check the dipstick. If it isn't foaming, then you're OK.

Inuyashas_Brother · 09-11-2011, 02:04 AM

I don't trust our dipsticks because it's hard to get a consistent reading. But the level seems to be in the middle of the upper cross-hatched area. From looking at the little oil on the dipstick, it doesn't seem like the oil was foaming.

madmaxx18 · 09-11-2011, 09:00 AM

Your good to go oil changes are not an exact sience and six may have put you on the low side based on what you have stated.

Inuyashas_Brother · 09-11-2011, 04:03 PM

Thank you all for your input.

Shu71 · 09-11-2011, 04:55 PM

How in the world did you calculate .28 qt over filled?
After it has been ran, let it sit for an hour or so and check the oil. As long as it isn't above the bulged section of the dipstick, you should be fine.

fielderLS3 · 09-11-2011, 04:57 PM

I wouldn't worry. 0.28 quarts is not that much. Dealerships usually overfill them by a lot more when they do it.

jamie · 09-11-2011, 05:13 PM

just make sure on the dipstick that you are not way overfilled. Overfilling (WAY OVERFILLING) is just as bad as not running any oil at all... You could have the connecting rods slapping into the oil etc if the level is too high and this can cause catestrophic failure (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). (I am assumning you got one of those 5.28 Quart jugs and then just added a quart?) If so you are more than likey okay, but double check anyway...

Inuyashas_Brother · 09-12-2011, 11:56 AM

Yup, I got a jug from Autozone and didn't notice that while Walmart sells 5 Quart jugs of Valvoline SynPower, Autozone carries 5 Liter jugs, which is equal to 5.28 Quarts.

09-10-2011, 08:00 PM	#1
Inuyashas_Brother Drives: '10 Camaro LS - M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 550	Overfilled by 0.28 quart I mistakenly added 6.28 quarts of synthatic oil to my v6 instead of just 6 quarts. Should I be worried? :( And if the extra 0.28 quart has to be removed, is there a way to do it with maybe a pump from the dipstick or filter without getting under the car? __________________

09-10-2011, 08:45 PM	#2
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	I wouldn't worry about it __________________

09-10-2011, 09:34 PM	#4
ackeight Drives: 10' 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rockwall, TX Posts: 1,389 View My Garage	I'm not sure about this, but I think a quarter quart is about what the oil filter holds and may not be included in the change capacity. I'm just spitballing. Either way I wouldn't be worried. __________________ ADM tuned 412HP/407RWTQ. Kooks 2" headers w/ cats, ADM race intake, Vmax TB, Pedders XA coilovers and ZL1 sways. 1le clone

09-11-2011, 02:04 AM	#6
Inuyashas_Brother Drives: '10 Camaro LS - M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 550	I don't trust our dipsticks because it's hard to get a consistent reading. But the level seems to be in the middle of the upper cross-hatched area. From looking at the little oil on the dipstick, it doesn't seem like the oil was foaming. __________________

09-11-2011, 04:03 PM	#8
Inuyashas_Brother Drives: '10 Camaro LS - M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 550	Thank you all for your input. __________________

09-10-2011, 08:46 PM	#3
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	did you check the oil level on the dipstick? Is it WAY over the full mark? If not, youre fine. YOu ever checked/changed oil before?

09-10-2011, 10:12 PM	#5
pdesanctis i like to go fast Drives: 2011 SS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: jupiter, florida Posts: 154	Warm up the engine. Turn it off and let it sit for about 3 minutes. Check the dipstick. If it isn't foaming, then you're OK.

09-11-2011, 09:00 AM	#7
madmaxx18 Drives: 07_tundra/08_zo6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita falls, tx Posts: 722	Your good to go oil changes are not an exact sience and six may have put you on the low side based on what you have stated.

09-11-2011, 04:55 PM	#9
Shu71 Drives: 2011 Camaro RS M6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 795	How in the world did you calculate .28 qt over filled? After it has been ran, let it sit for an hour or so and check the oil. As long as it isn't above the bulged section of the dipstick, you should be fine. __________________

09-11-2011, 04:57 PM	#10
fielderLS3 Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portage, Wisconsin Posts: 4,049	I wouldn't worry. 0.28 quarts is not that much. Dealerships usually overfill them by a lot more when they do it. __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE (Arrived 4/29/22) "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." . 2022 1SS 1LE (Coming Soon)

09-11-2011, 05:13 PM	#11
jamie Drives: 2011 cyber gray 1LT Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 141 View My Garage	just make sure on the dipstick that you are not way overfilled. Overfilling (WAY OVERFILLING) is just as bad as not running any oil at all... You could have the connecting rods slapping into the oil etc if the level is too high and this can cause catestrophic failure (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). (I am assumning you got one of those 5.28 Quart jugs and then just added a quart?) If so you are more than likey okay, but double check anyway...

09-12-2011, 11:56 AM	#12
Inuyashas_Brother Drives: '10 Camaro LS - M6 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 550	Yup, I got a jug from Autozone and didn't notice that while Walmart sells 5 Quart jugs of Valvoline SynPower, Autozone carries 5 Liter jugs, which is equal to 5.28 Quarts. __________________

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Like New - MB Quart DSC 1500.1 Class D Monoblock Amp [dsc1500.1]	xxlbeerz	Audio / Visual / Electronics/ Gauges / Nav	3	12-18-2010 10:08 PM
Mobil 1 $4.00 a quart at Pep Boys until 11:00am	BAD DAB	5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions	2	11-26-2010 03:24 PM
Mobil 1 $4.00 a quart at Pep Boys until 11:00am	BAD DAB	Mechanical Maintenance: Break-in / Oil & Fluids / Servicing	1	11-26-2010 08:06 AM