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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: odav on January 07, 2023, 05:56:05 pm

Title: Engine oil overfill
Post by: odav on January 07, 2023, 05:56:05 pm

Hi all

Bit of a school boy error but I have overfilled my 2005 gti.

I’ve attached an image to show where the oil level is now and one with the cleaned dip stick for reference

Can I get away with the oil at this level?

Thanks

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Title: Re: Engine oil overfill
Post by: pudding on January 07, 2023, 07:05:59 pm

I’ve done that before and that’s over 1 litre overfilled. If you have an oil extractor, suck some out, otherwise just let the engine burn it off.

Title: Re: Engine oil overfill
Post by: odav on January 07, 2023, 08:47:42 pm

Thanks for the quick reply.  :smiley:

I don’t have an extractor and happy to let the engine burn the oil off. Just wanted to make sure I’m not doing any damage to the engine by taking that approach?

Title: Re: Engine oil overfill
Post by: bobby_fodge on January 08, 2023, 04:30:14 pm

You could let some out of the sump plug, would be messy though.

Title: Re: Engine oil overfill
Post by: OllieVRS on January 08, 2023, 07:19:09 pm

Quote from: bobby_fodge on January 08, 2023, 04:30:14 pm

You could let some out of the sump plug, would be messy though.

I vote for this option, if it's easy enough for you to do.

There's a possibility (although unlikely) that low oil pressure could be caused from over-filling the oil, causing engine damage.

If a little flashing scary red oil light appears on your dash, then it's definitely time to correct the oil level.

Title: Re: Engine oil overfill
Post by: odav on January 16, 2023, 02:03:39 pm

Thanks for all the relies on this. I ended up taking it to a garage I’ve used for many years and they drained enough oil to bring the level back down to ‘max’

No charge either  :smiley:  :happy2: