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Too much oil???

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:11 am
by FtoSam
Okay my missus decided she would be fine to fill the oil in her 83 corrolla... anyway she put way too much in... I've heard this is very bad for the engine... is there any way to drain it? easily? It doesn't matter too much... its a corolla

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:14 am
by jonowong
is this engine oil? just crawl under n loosen the sump plug and then quickly put it back in haha

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:16 am
by FtoSam
lol... so messy.. any other options?
And fast reply jono

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:17 am
by jonowong
not that i know of! just use a 2L ice cream container!

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:17 am
by FtoSam
gettin quicker

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:23 am
by RedlineGX
Thats about the only way. If she put in an extra 2litres just get a 3litre conmtainer and stop when its 2/3 full then lower the car and recheck/fill as necessary. Dont drive it like that though.

Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 5:31 am
by Dr_Jones
Drive around without the oil cap on, that'd be pretty quick...maybe a little risky though :lol:

Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 11:55 pm
by bobz
How much extra has she put in?

Check how tight the oil filter is and take that off and put it back on that will get rid of a bit you can do it 3 or 4 times just make sure you start the car between taking tit on and off.

Option 2 is go into a big garage like Toyota and ask them to vacum some of it out thriough the dip stick tube. Yes thats how the newer/bigger dealerships change oil.

BobZ

Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 11:53 pm
by bigpitty1
If you got a brake fluid sucker, you could feed that down the dip stick tube and suck it out, if you don't just undo the sump plug and refit it quickly as mentioned before.