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Changing Oil

bdonnelly
bdonnelly
in Maintenance / Servicing / MOT Discussions

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New to driving so this is only the 2nd time ive topped up my oil. I have a ford focus 2002 1.4

I just topped up my oil and added too much. Ive added about 6 to 7mm over the max mark. The engine was cooled for about 10 min.

Will this do much damage?

Thanks.

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    The extra pressure caused can blow the crankshaft seals out. If the one goes on the gearbox side it is an expensive job to sort. Your best draining some off.

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    Cheers for the reply.

    Its in for a service and mot check on wednesday and i wont be doing more than 5 miles between then so should it be ok to then?

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    I've certainly seen Ford dealers overfill the oil by 5 mm or so, so you should be fine.

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    Thanks for the replies!

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