xbBrian

I guess I dont know how high is too high. I am sure a little extra wont do much, but I have been told that being too high can actually cause damage.

buickid

Too much oil can blow out seals and such.

elwaylite

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Here is my dipstick, after adding the 4.5 qts stated in the manual.

Let the pan and filter area drain/drip for 10 minutes before reinstalling and adding oil. Guess I'll go 4 qts next time.

xbBrian

Thats about what mine looks like. I let mine drain for 20 minutes or so when I did it.

elwaylite

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Assuming the two dots are 1 qt, then its not too bad, dunno even that it's 1/2 quart too high.

BTW, it looked like this after the 5k dealer change too, so I assume they too put in 4.5 qts.

elwaylite

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Just for ----- and giggles, I pulled the dipstick right after getting home from my 15 minute hwy ride, just to look for "foaming". First 3 pulls yielded a single bubble, like in this pic, then no more bubble.

tc-guy

if it is already overfilled when its cold then its really gonna be high when the engine heats up and the oil expands.

elwaylite

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To be honest, mine does not look very diff hot vs cold. The pics are hot. Its obviously stupid they put 4.5 qts in the manual.

RichBinAZ

I'm not a proffesional mechanic, but do most of my own work and the way to do it for a DIY'er is;
Put oil in until it reaches the full mark, start and run the engine for about 30 seconds and stop.
Check the oil level after a couple of minutes and add till you get to the full mark. Done.

This process takes longer than a professional mechanic has to spend, but as your time is free, it's affordable.

Don't worry if it's a little high when hot as there is a thing called "Gulp" which is the amount of oil running around the engine that hasn't got back to the sump yet. That will lower the level a bit.