Originally posted by ihaveacar:
Hey you's guys, I just bought a 1998 contour, and the dude I bought it from always had it serviced at the dealership he bought it from new. Anyway, he had the oil changed just before I got it, and after I got home I checked it and it looked a little overfull.

It was not on flat ground though, and I'll check it again tomorrow on flat ground, but what could be damaged from overfilling an engine?

P.S. Does it matter if I check my oil cold or do i have to warm it up first. The manual didn't seem to say, but I thought y'all might know.

Thanks in advance

-Pete



Welcome to CEG!! Can you please give us alittle more details about your car like engine size, tranny type, etc.If its over filled just a little bit, you just answered your own question on why it's overfilled. The worst thing that can happen from oan over filled engine is that you can blow your oil pan gasket seal, valve cover gasket and maybe the seal between the tranny and engine. You'll just be paying some money later on thats all. It's not going to mess up the actual engine.

Irfan Rahim irfman2000@yahoo.com 2006 Blue Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V Former owner of a silver 2000 Contour SE Sport ATX