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B.mik · 10-21-2019, 04:08 PM

Hey guys, my dad took my 2010 v6 for an oil change(without telling me) and the guy dumped 6.5 liters in the engine, should i be worried?

FasNuf · 10-21-2019, 05:47 PM

I would say check the dipstick while the car is on a level surface and the engine is off. If it's over the full mark, don't start it until the proper oil level has been established.

6.5 liters is almost 7 quarts.

B.mik · 10-23-2019, 02:10 AM

Yeah the dipstick shows like 1 cm extra oil, is there anyway i can siphon or suck the extra oil? I am currently in the village house and i don’t have my jacks.

'10CamaroDude · 12-09-2019, 02:26 PM

Being 1 quart over won't hurt. The problem is when there is too much oil and
the crankpin journals are bashing into it when the crank is spinning.

IF you can get a tube down the dip-stick hole, you can pneumatically pump it out.
Other than that, well, then the messy solution; pull the drain plug, then put it back
in after you got about a quart out of it.

10-21-2019, 04:08 PM	#1
B.mik Drives: 2010 LLT RS Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Lebanon Posts: 29	Too much oil? Hey guys, my dad took my 2010 v6 for an oil change(without telling me) and the guy dumped 6.5 liters in the engine, should i be worried?

10-21-2019, 05:47 PM	#2
FasNuf Drives: 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,614 View My Garage	I would say check the dipstick while the car is on a level surface and the engine is off. If it's over the full mark, don't start it until the proper oil level has been established. 6.5 liters is almost 7 quarts.

10-23-2019, 02:10 AM	#3
B.mik Drives: 2010 LLT RS Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Lebanon Posts: 29	Yeah the dipstick shows like 1 cm extra oil, is there anyway i can siphon or suck the extra oil? I am currently in the village house and i don’t have my jacks.

12-09-2019, 02:26 PM	#4
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	Being 1 quart over won't hurt. The problem is when there is too much oil and the crankpin journals are bashing into it when the crank is spinning. IF you can get a tube down the dip-stick hole, you can pneumatically pump it out. Other than that, well, then the messy solution; pull the drain plug, then put it back in after you got about a quart out of it.