Is too much oil in the crankcase a problem?
5 quarts of oil were put into my 2004 Miata. On the dipstick, it comes up a
bigger distance than the distance from "low" to "full." The old oil was
drained thoroughly.
1. Will this overfill hurt my engine? I'm not driving it again until I find out.
2. Is the oil pan or dipstick or something an odd shape that causes the
high dipstick reading, or does the dipstick reading mean I'm over a quart
full?
3. How much oil is missing at the "low" dipstick mark? Thanks!