Is This Too Much Oil ?

2004 Acura TSX
2.4 i-4

Just had an oil change at dealer - regular dino oil.

New oil level is pretty much the same with warm and cold motor.

Picture here: http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/1082/oil2ss.jpg
Red marks the oil level.

Is this too much oil ?
Should I be worried that this is going to cause damage ?
What damage, if any, can be caused by too much oil ?

Thanks

 

yes, too much. in extreme cases, can destroy seals & catalyst from too
much hc consumption. just let a little out.

 

This dummy posted this EXACT same message to alt.autos.toyota.

At this point we have NO idea what car it's for.

 

"TeGGeR®"

Bitch

it's an Acura TSX...no it's Lambo...no, it's a Prius.....no, it's a
Rover...no, it's a fuckyoumobile
what the **** difference does it make what car model you wacko !!!???

If you can not answer a GENERAL TECHNICAL QUESTION, then shut the **** up

 

oil frothing, excessive blowby, oil burning.

 

get real. you want free advice? suck it up. you want to get the
nodding, smiling "customer is always right, even when they're wrong"
treatment? you pay for it. your call.

 

Hey, it's you again! I just got back from the Toyota group and you beat me
here!

Such chaste language from a mouth so young. Wash it out with soap, son.

It matters a bunch what car it is.


I'll give you the same answer I gave in the other group:

Are you checking the oil after sitting overnight, or an hour or so after
driving?

Oil expands with engine heat. Try checking it after an overnight sit,
*on level ground, not a driveway*. If it's 1/8" or so over the mark then
it's OK.

Many cars take an odd amount of oil, and many dealerships and garages
(including some home mechanics like me) simply round up to the nearest
quart.

This is why I ask what car you've got. It DOES matter.

 

It's a half-quart high. That's barely within acceptable limits IMO.

The poster is a half-quart low. That's barely within acceptable limits
IMO.

 

wrote in

The poster's oil is off the stick and is well-sludged, IMHO.

 

I don't have a TSX, but if it was dipstick from my 98 Civic, judging from
the posted pic, it would indicated an extra .5L (or less), which wouldn't
concern me.

Pars

 

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