[C320-list] Too much oil?

[Gene Helfman]

I can't answer the first question with any authority (other than having
been told many times that too much oil is bad), but I had the same issue
with the transmission oil after a major tranny overhaul.  Having had car
oil changes done by nincompoops who failed to refill the crankcase (or left
the drainplug out), I always check the oil afterwards.  I also found about
a quarter inch on the dipstick so I called the guy who did the transmission
overhaul in a panic thinking it was too little and he said that was exactly
where it should be.

gene
Satori, #398


On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>wrote:

> Two questions:
>
> 1. I changed the oil last week and the level is now about 1/4 of an inch
> above the top line of the dip stick. Not good to overfill, I know. I'm
> thinking I can siphon enough off with the copper tube I use with my
> extraction pump. (You know, like you can put your finger on the end of a
> straw to draw water out of a glass?) But is 1/4" over the line critical?
>
> 2. The line at the bottom of the transmission dip stick is only about 1/4"
> from the bottom of the stick. Is that where the fluid should be? I can
> never remember that one -- and it's nearly impossible to see the level
> anyway.
>
> Jack
> #947
>



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