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Old 07-15-2007, 12:27 PM
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Default Re: 8.5 Quarts and reading is "HI"

Originally Posted by JaredR
i just put 8 qts in my car and i ran it around for a little bit and i took the reading and its high. i'm confused =[ and i don't wanna hurt my engine cause i don't have those kind of funds.
Did you drain it completely? Did you let it drain from the filter when you removed it as well? You can always suck some of it out if you have too much oil, if you used an oil vacuum like the topsider...