to much oil

Asked by GuruLR4PC Apr 22, 2019 at 12:37 PM about the 1984 Ford F-250 XL Standard Cab LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i did a oil change and the oil level was right then drove to the store and back
and then after the motor cooled down i checked the oil again and it had to much
oil in it. WHY?

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Gary answered 5 years ago

Probably just reading high due to oil in the dipstick tube. Pull the dipstick, wipe it clean, wait 10 - 15 minutes and check again.

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