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overfilled the DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN during oil change
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overfilled the DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN during oil change -
12-26-2006
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Hello all, I think by mistake I have overfilled my DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN SE with 1 to 1.5 quarts of oil.. It is like 1 inch over the max level on the gauge. I have not driven the van too much around. Should I try to remove 1 quart? or is it fine to wait for the next oil change.. please let me know your thoughts.. please see this article below. http://autos.yahoo.com/maintain/repa...ljfj7lN4aDc78F ------------- CAUTION: Do not overfill the engine. Adding too much oil can overfill the crankcase. As the crankshaft spins around, it can whip the oil into foam if the level is too high. This, in turn, can cause a drop in oil pressure and loss of lubrication to critical engine parts. Also, too much oil may cause leaks as the extra oil is forced past seals and gaskets. |
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Hello all, I think by mistake I have overfilled my DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN SE with 1 to 1.5 quarts of oil.. It is like 1 inch over the max level on the gauge. I have not driven the van too much around. Should I try to remove 1 quart? or is it fine to wait for the next oil change.. please let me know your thoughts.. please see this article below. http://tinyurl.com/wv5bl ------------- CAUTION: Do not overfill the engine. Adding too much oil can overfill the crankcase. As the crankshaft spins around, it can whip the oil into foam if the level is too high. This, in turn, can cause a drop in oil pressure and loss of lubrication to critical engine parts. Also, too much oil may cause leaks as the extra oil is forced past seals and gaskets. |
Better to be safe and get it back to the full mark.
Your engine will love you for taking care of it.
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I'd go ahead and remove a quart. Having the level too high puts it in greater contact with the spinning crankshaft and it get splattered around a lot more inside the engine. It might be fine, but there are some problems that can result from that. cheerful (AT) registerednurses (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1167147715.439221.100430 (AT) f1g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Hello all, I think by mistake I have overfilled my DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN SE with 1 to 1.5 quarts of oil.. It is like 1 inch over the max level on the gauge. I have not driven the van too much around. Should I try to remove 1 quart? or is it fine to wait for the next oil change.. please let me know your thoughts.. please see this article below. http://autos.yahoo.com/maintain/repa...ljfj7lN4aDc78F ------------- CAUTION: Do not overfill the engine. Adding too much oil can overfill the crankcase. As the crankshaft spins around, it can whip the oil into foam if the level is too high. This, in turn, can cause a drop in oil pressure and loss of lubrication to critical engine parts. Also, too much oil may cause leaks as the extra oil is forced past seals and gaskets. |
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Hello all, I think by mistake I have overfilled my DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN SE with 1 to 1.5 quarts of oil.. It is like 1 inch over the max level on the gauge. |
seeing the filter volume (which will go away when you start the engine).
Otherwise, if you have really overfilled it, then drain out a quart or so.
You can tolerate a little overfill with no problem, but a quart or more is
too
much.
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On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:57:16 -0500, Woody wrote: Or possibly create Hydraulic Lock if the oil pressures itself past the seals... |
Would you please explain the technology supporting this statement?
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Hello all, I think by mistake I have overfilled my DODGE 2003 GRAND CARAVAN SE with 1 to 1.5 quarts of oil.. It is like 1 inch over the max level on the gauge. I have not driven the van too much around. Should I try to remove 1 quart? or is it fine to wait for the next oil change.. please let me know your thoughts.. |
Are you sure you put in too much oil? I had a Dakota that took 6 qts in
the 4.7 V-8. I was the first person to change the oil and the dip stick
showed that it was over full. I was positive I only put in 6 qts. with
the filter. I found out the Dakota had the wrong dip stick. I never
found the correct dip stick, so I just filed a notch where the FULL
level was.
Hank
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On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:32:32 -0600, * wrote: Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote in article iEfkh.7657$6Z5.811@trndny01>... On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:57:16 -0500, Woody wrote: Or possibly create Hydraulic Lock if the oil pressures itself past the seals... ???????? Would you please explain the technology supporting this statement? Oil is under pressure. If there is too much oil, and the pressure builds, then it can push out seals meant to keep it out of places. If the OP is luck, it will push a seal out at one end of the engine or another and leak onto the ground or into the tranny (depending on your definition of "luck") If not, it can push out the valve seals and drop into the engine, and since a liquid cannot be pressurized...BANG! Hydraulic Lock... |
Er....
......exactly what engine are you talking about that has pressurized oil
against the valve seals?
Any oil that manages to bypass the valve seals usually ends up burned -
creating that familiar blue smoke.
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Oil is under pressure. If there is too much oil, and the pressure builds, then it can push out seals meant to keep it out of places. If the OP is luck, it will push a seal out at one end of the engine or another and leak onto the ground or into the tranny (depending on your definition of "luck") If not, it can push out the valve seals and drop into the engine, and since a liquid cannot be pressurized...BANG! Hydraulic Lock... |
out of the oil pan which is essentially a bucket. The oil pump has no
idea if there is 1 quart of oil in that bucket or 300 gallons of oil
in that bucket. The problem with overfilling is that the spinning
crankshaft comes in contact with the oil. The whipping action of the
crankshaft will aerate the oil and turn it in to a foamy froth. The
oil pump can not pump this froth so you loose oil pressure and soon
after loose an engine if you don't stop.
Valve seals are not exposed to pressurized oil. Any lubrication needs
they have are handled by oil splashing off the other valve train
components.
Steve B.
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On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:25:30 GMT, Hachiroku ???? <Trueno (AT) AE86 (DOT) gts wrote: Oil is under pressure. If there is too much oil, and the pressure builds, then it can push out seals meant to keep it out of places. If the OP is luck, it will push a seal out at one end of the engine or another and leak onto the ground or into the tranny (depending on your definition of "luck") If not, it can push out the valve seals and drop into the engine, and since a liquid cannot be pressurized...BANG! Hydraulic Lock... There is nothing accurate in this post... The oil pump is sucking oil out of the oil pan which is essentially a bucket. The oil pump has no idea if there is 1 quart of oil in that bucket or 300 gallons of oil in that bucket. The problem with overfilling is that the spinning crankshaft comes in contact with the oil. The whipping action of the crankshaft will aerate the oil and turn it in to a foamy froth. The oil pump can not pump this froth so you loose oil pressure and soon after loose an engine if you don't stop. Valve seals are not exposed to pressurized oil. Any lubrication needs they have are handled by oil splashing off the other valve train components. Steve B. |
valve built into them so that excess pressure doesn't build up?
Hank
Hank
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