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Old 02-06-2012, 04:45 PM
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Little too much oil. Can I remove some?

Just put some oil in and did my math wrong. I haven't turned the car on yet. Any suggestions on the easiest way to remove some oil? I don't have access to a ramp without driving somewhere.

Here is where my oil line on the dip stick is.

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I would just jack it up and unscrew the drain pug let a little oil out then put the plug back in. Your going to get covered in oil but better then blowing a seal
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I don't exactly see how it will blow a seal? Worse I think will happen is a blow-by in the intake and dirty up your MAF sensor messing up the readings. Unless you have an oil catch can, I would try to not redline it as much causing the oil to go into your intake manifold(follow the hose connected from your filler cap and you'll see what I mean). Besides, that is what the OMPs are for!
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It will be fine there.......
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I did the same thing last oil change . Just made sure i did not give it the beans until the level had come down a bit. I think you should be fine with that.
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Just drain some out its not rocket science.
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A fluid vac is a great investment. You can suck out some oil or all of it.
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