Too Much Oil!!! HELP!

HELP! I checked my oil this evening and found no trace on the dip stick. I added one quart. Still no trace. I knew I had only added 9 quarts at the last oil change, and I drip alot, so I didn't mind having to add a second quart. I again checked the dip stick, and still had no trace of oil. Stupedly, I added a third (total now of 12 quarts). Again no trace of oil on the dip stick. I was begining to wonder if I had the wrong dip stick for the 914-6 oil tank. I remembered reading about having the engine warm to check the oil (against what I had been told for every other car I've owned). Now with a warm engine the oil level is WAY over the top mark. I as straped for cash now, so I can not go buy any more tools, and I really do not want to dump out 12 new quarts of oil (<500 miles old). Can I leave it in, or does any one know of a way to remove a little oil using no special tools?

I'm at your mercy.


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Dave
1970 914-6 (soon GT)

If you just drain the sump, and not the oil tank, you'll get a few quarts out.

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Bill Krause
'79 911SC Euro

Catch it in a clean pan, then pour it back in.

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'86 Cab, '77 Targa, Family Truckster

I did the same thing to my 911, and it definitely blew smoke something fierce for around 50 miles. I mean, you become a one man riot subduer with all the smoke you'll blow.
BUT, after it was all said and done, nothing's wrong. It just dumps the oil back into your mixture and it's burned. Nothing major. I'd feel better if someone backed me on this.


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Kurt B
'84 Carrera Cab.
carrera_cabriolet@yahoo.com

I thought, as wckrause suggested, that the sump only holds a few quarts. When I did my oil change, I removed the plug and to my supprise, a ton of oil came out, my guess is about 7 quarts. Removing the line to the tank only drained a little. Is it possable to just loosen the plug a little and let a quart or so out?


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Dave
1970 914-6 (soon GT)

Get a ride to a hardware store (or a lot of the extra oil will end up in your air box) and invest in about 5 feet of clear plastic tubing. Should cost you around $1. Stick the tube down the fill pipe and suck out the extra. Save it to add later. I think 1/2" I.D. is about as big as you want to go. I used 1/4 I.D. and it took forever when the dealer overfilled my SC.

Good luck,

Tom

Get a suction gun (cheep) at Mannie, Moe, and Jack's, and suck out the excess oil. You can use the same handy tool later to put glorious Swepco gearlube in your tranny.

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Doug
'81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber")
Canada West Region PCA
members.home.net/zielke/911SC.htm

The suction gun about $12, works great.
Quickie. Sneak in the kitchen and steal the turkey baster and slip a hose on the end. Be careful that the hose doesn't fall in the tank. It will do the trick. BTDT.

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Cary Kutter
77 Euro Carrera w/3.2
Rennlist Member
PCA Region - Big Sky

Damn! wife caught me with a turkey baster idea. I guess I will make a trip to the hardware store in the AM. Thanks for all the quick responces.



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Dave
1970 914-6 (soon GT)

Dave, If you look back three or four pages I had a problem similar to yours. My mechanic overfilled my tank by 1.5 quarts and when the engine finally warmed up way down the road, what a mess. I was stuck on the side of the road in a cloud of white smoke. I drained a few quarts from the tank (in a oil pan naturaly) and got the car home. I really didnt know what to do. Everyone on this board was very helpfull but to be save I trailered the car to my mechanic and he went through and cleaned up the oily airbox and sensor plate+throttle body, checked it all out and it was ok. Dont drive the car to long with to much oil in it. Just drain the sump to the level to which you think you overfilled and go from there. Or be save drain all the oil out and start fresh, just DONT run it with to much oil. Its can make a real mess. My muffler smoked for about 30 miles after, but it could have been worse...Hope this helps...TargaEuro

If you have a yacht chandlery(store) nearby, a drill pump (Jabsco make or similar) will pump cold or warm oil and proved perfect for filling cold swepco when you do a tranny fluid change. With this impliment any fluid changes are a sinch! Money well spent and quickly recuperated
Do the simple jobs yourself and you know they have been done right.
rgds Ben
PS don't feel bad about it as Vertex put about a liter too much oil in my car and the wrong type!!!!.


[This message has been edited by 86ragtop (edited 05-05-2001).]

At most auto parts stores you will find a hand pump that will siphon fluids out. It only cost $10 to $20. This is in case you don't want to drain the crankcase.