What Happens If You Put Too Much Oil In Your Car (Too Much Oil In Engine)
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2019
- What Happens If You Put Too Much Oil In Your Car. Too Much Oil In Your Engine. When you overfill your engine with oil and how to fix it. All that happens when your engine is overfilled with oil. How much is too much Oil, and why you should remove any overfilled oil from your engine. Will too much engine oil damage your engine.
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You are about the easiest person to listen to and follow. No drama, blathering on or TMI. You get right to the subject quickly and clearly!
Thank you🙂
Your videos are so helpful and easy to understand. Thank you for doing them!!
I don’t know how I can thank this guy. Excellent video this should be the standard for you tube videos.
I made this mistake once when I was a teenager. It was my first car. Was drivin home from college and I added 2qts because I knew it would leak every now and then. It started smokin like a chimney but I got it towed to the triple a place and they fixed it for me. They did the exact same thing this guy did and I was back on the road in 2hrs. Scared me half to death. I thought I killed the car
Good thing it didnt cause any other damage, the owner of the honda thought she ruined her car too..but was really happy after she heard it running normal again🙂👍
@@backyardchevy328 yes. I was very lucky. The only side effect was the smell of oil for about a week afterwards. But after I cleaned it up, everything was fine.
@@MrNiceGuyDSGC99 yea, good thing it does go away..glad everything worked out👍
@@backyardchevy328 how long did she drive the car before your serviced it
I just did the first oil change on my 2019 Miata and realized I put 1 qt too much oil in the car. I haven’t started the car because I realized what I did. I found your video and I’m glad I did. I will drain the extra quart out of the car immediately
So glad to be able to help🙂
You needed a video for that?
dave roberts Don’t be a smart ass. Of course I didn’t need a video to tell me I put too much oil in my car. The level of overfilling that I did had me questioning weather I’d be safe leaving in there since it wasn’t that much. After watching the video, I quickly changed my mind.
all repair videos should should be done like this. thank you for excellent editing of the video
Well this is why being handy can be helpful. Thank you for video
Definitely is...thank you so much for watching🙂
That engine has so much oil that the US is trying to drive it!
You mean the EU lol
That engine has so much oil that the US are trying to invade it.
@@hasmax786 your joke works better.
More like invade it, drive it for 20 years and pass it down to the Taliban lol
@@hasmax786 yet u guys spent 500 mill on a funeral
Hahahha omg when you showed a still frame of how much oil drained out in the pan, full to the brim, with all the birds chirping in the background i couldnt help but just to start dying laughing 🤣 . Jesus Christ that was overfilled. These small hondas take like literally 4 quarts sometimes a little under 4 quarts like 3.5 goddamn that was a lot 😂😂😂 an the birds chirping just made it even more real
Great video thank you
Thank you🙂
Good clean video thank you so much
Thank you🙂
This happened to me yesterday I got SOOO lucky. I let a friend do an oil change for me while I was away I got back yesterday. So I drive my car and right away I felt something was off the front felt heavy like supper heavy and the car wouldn’t accelerate how she usually dose I go into 2 gear accelerate then go into 3rd and I look back in my mirrors and the whole road is just covered in white smoke coming from the exhaust. Long story short my friend overfilled the fuck out my car engine I drive the car home lucky no check engine light turned on I drained her and now she’s back to normal 👌🏾
Yea that could of been a lot worse, glad u noticed it right away and got it fixed🙂👍
@CDawg405 Games glad u were able to get it fixed🙂
I did the same thing overfilled my car white smoke hope I didn't kill it. A random stranger yelled to me that I have too much oil in it when I was taking my son to school. Funny thing is the day before I just gotten new spark plugs and the mechanic said it sounded like it needed more oil. Geez wish me luck single mom here with no money for another car.
Great video !
Thank you🙂
Good job. We need good honest mechanics.
Thank you🙂
Become one as well
Robert Witt just finished changing my brake fluid! One job at a time my friend!
Great video, thank you friend
Thank you🙂
This is well a description that I need every other guy was making it difficult. Bc I got to much oil in my car too. About 2 quarts more and I got change my spark plugs, valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket too. I appreciate it man for the video.
Dude I feel you on that! The first half of scrolling through this topic is just a bunch of jack ass’ explaining the problem w/ overfilling your oil and never actually showing you how it could be fixed potentially. Then, this guy goes through the steps and to make it even better it’s the exact car I’m having this issue w/!! Can’t complain!
Reminds me of realtor I worked for he asked me to fix his push lawn mower “ oil was leaking out of air filter” I went to drain oil and surprise it had 3 quarts of 10w40 in it and he was using mixed gas “that had oil in it”, fixed the gas issue and oil issue first then spark plug then changed air filter ,, ran like new after
Yea thats a lot of oil for a lawnmower..glad u were able to get it running good🙂
Too much oil causes the bearings to starve from lack of lubrication because the main crankshaft turns in the oil at high RPMs, turns in the air bubbles, turns the oil into a whipped cream, and that creamy oil cannot be siphoned into the pump and through the oil passages. So the pump can't siphon the creamy oil, while the crank is still whipping, and the bearings will wear out, and over heat. Plus the excessive oil can damage and blow the cam, and main crank seals.
End result, you're engine's destroyed, and you have a big mess.
Yes exactly..even worse when its so much oil the combustion chamber fills with oil and has no where to go and catastrophic failure
And a partridge in a pair tree!🤣
i added way too much oil to my engine and drove it about 12 miles... until the motor temps was redlining... then I called a towing service...
after that they purged the oil and made a complete oil change
now the car seems to work properly...
do you think i should bring it back to the mechanic and have more maintenance done on it ?
At least you answered the question from the title. But the video didn't
Good stuff man. I know how much extra time it takes to set up a camera. Work. Move camera. Work. Then edit and voice over. A 8 minutes video could take a few hours. Ur to the point and clear. Subbed up
Thank you so much🙂 it really means a lot to me..yes it does make every job so much longer than the editing afterwards that comes with it to add to it...but its definitely worth it being able to help others
Good information re too much oil in engine.
Thank you🙂
Just bought a 2000 crv, I noticed the oil levels were way over filled. Got the vehicle home and the check engine light started flashing, first thing I did was take out the extra oil, and check the plugs and they looked just like that! I just cleaned them off but tomorrow I will go out and buy some new ones, but the car stopped misfiring which is nice, hoping the engine will stay fine and no more oil gets to the spark plugs
Great video. I wanted to ask, I placed about 1 and a half 1 quart above the maximum safety level, meaning about 2 quarts above normal max, car runs well, I'm worried would engine seals, piston seals be damaged? Is this possible?
It wont damage gaskets and seals, but that much oil above can be risky..cause the rotating assembly can whip it up and cause it to bubble up kinda like when ur making a milkshake and the bubbles up top are kinda foamy..well that can circulate through ur oil passages and pump..i would drain a lil and put the plug back in just to be safe.
I know that video is old but I got an oil change on my 2010 Nissan Maxima area this past Thursday before going out of town later that day. About 300 miles round trip. Friday morning started my car and it was so much smoke coming from the tailpipe. Turned it off and then back on and the smoking subsided. Saturday morning same thing, so I had someone come check it out because my car drives fine, sounds okay, and no check engine light. The guy checked the dipstick and said it’s about a quart and a half overfilled. I can’t go back to the shop to drain oil until Monday. Question, does it sound like I might’ve avoided any major damages and should I insist that they check the spark plugs as well tomorrow?
how much oil is overfilled that could reach the rotating crank and cause foaming?? my car was overfilled by 1Liter by our local dealer and I was able to use the for 2500km before I already discovered it, but I didn't experience any symptoms. My engine is a Toyota 1kr-vet1.0cc Turbo.
Great video really really helpful thank you so much!!!!
Thank you🙂
Why is their brand new oil so dark? Is that from just running through the system picking up old oil in the lines?
Looks like you put new tire on that one we're looking at.
If it is not too far overfilled you will get some excellent upper cylinder lubrication. Not much else will happen as long as you drain the excess oil out as soon as you can. Good idea to change the filter also while you are at it. If the old oil is anywhere close to needing to be replaced just do what he did in the video.
Don't forget to add blinker fluid so the turn signals work properly
My blinkers keep going out. I replace the fuses every week it seems. I've even tried replacing the replay the still go out every week. Could that be what I need?
Bambii Quinn it probably is you gotta make sure it’s the right color
Lol.
I can't find any on amazon.
Most important part of maintenance. Blinker fluid
My husband took our 2008 Ford Expedition EL to Walmart a couple days ago and now the engine is knocking and it has a rough idle. It wasn’t doing that until they changed his oil. Can you PLEASE HELP ME and tell me what could be wrong? I really appreciate any advice that you can give me. Thank you so much and I love your channel!!!
Oh no, if its knocking it was probably ran without oil for a while..at any point did that red oil light come on? Have u checked the oil level? I would check the oil level right away
Walmart changed my oil. I made the mistake of getting synthetic oil. The car sounds like a diesel. I did an emergency oil change and replaced it with conventional motor oil. Non synthetic oil. Problem solved.
I have a 17 i4 accord. Manual says it needs 4.4 quarts oil. I was in a rush and accidentally added a whole 5 quarts in the motor. Will that .6 quart be enough to cause damage ?
Normally anything below half a quart over ur still safe...so ur just about there...have u checked the dipstick to see where the mark lands? Sometimes the manual tells u the capacity and it ends up landing in the middle between the low and full mark..so that half extra actually puts u on the full mark.
Can I ask how long does it takes for the blue smoke to go away after changing oil to the proper fluid level?
You’re fucked bro just go buy a new car lmao
I just made the exact same mistake today. My low oil sensor came on so I went to autozone to buy a quart, they sold me a 1 gallon container when I told them the amount I had left in my engine when I checked it upon arriving. So, like an idiot, I dumped the entire 1 gallon container into the engine. The truck still runs smooth but it's double the amount that it should be. I'm taking it to an auto mechanic in the morning before any damage is done.
Yea u definitely wanna drain some before anything happens to it..but good thing its still running smooth.
@@backyardchevy328 Brought my truck to speedees down the street at 8 in the morning, they removed the excess oil at no cost, which I thought was very kind of them to do. Been driving throughout the day and haven't experienced any probs. I consider myself lucky. I had this happen in the past about 4 years ago. I added a quart of oil right after an oil change and a week later my truck wouldn't even start. I had to replace every spark plug and spark plug wire. Luckily I had some friends who were happy to do the job for 50 bucks.
@@serpentsepia6638 that was so nice of em...glad to hear everything went fine🙂...yea its not always a good result when that happens
After you empty out some oil or just replace it entirely will the engine light stay on or go off and what do I do if it stays on
Well the check engine light it would depend on what it came on for..if an engine related issue..it wont erase on its own til its cleared...but u can do that by disconnecting the battery for about 15 mins or so
Thanks for making this video!
Sorry for talk you time for a question
I made a mistake overfill my engine when I check my oil level.
It's already on the high mark. but I still added 2 quarts more oil into the engine.
I notice the problem and stopped add.
Then derived my car to the dealer ,they used machine take out the 2 quarts oil. then the car is okay now.
My question is that I drive my car to the dealer.
This 5km drive from my home to dealer, my car is under overfill situation, but is works fine, no smoke ,just accelerate a little bit slow than normal.
is it possible happen any damage?
Do I need to do something for check?
Thanks!
Id check ur spark plugs just to make sure theyre not covered in oil that would make the car feel like it has less power..and just check to make sure it doesnt have any oil leaks as well..since too much oil can cause excess pressure in engine and can sometimes damage gaskets or seals...and as long as its not making any noise and not smoking it should be ok engine wise.
@@backyardchevy328 thanks for your reply!
sorry for one more question.
my engine oil capacity is 5.7 quarts.(including filter) ( civic type R FK8)
in your Experience.
I added 2 quarts more into engine.
is it possible the engine oil touch the crankshaft?
thanks you very very much.😂😂😂😂
@@adaichang well the worst thing that could happen is the cylinder fills with oil and since the oil wont have anywhere to go it would bend the valve or hydrolock it..but that didnt happen..if it still runs and doesnt misfire your fine
@@backyardchevy328 thank you very much. :)
The exact same thing happened to me with the smoke! I over filled my oil! I pray I can get someone to drain it and replace the filter omg!
Ouch, yea you'll definitely wanna avoid driving it that way also..that way hopefully you avoid it damaging the engine.
@@backyardchevy328 so it'll be better to have a mobile mechanic come to me? Or have it towed somewhere and what if I'm going less than half a mile to get it drained and reoiled and filter replaced? My oil was leaking pretty bad so I took it to meineke like three days ago. I checked it I thought it was empty and looking at these videos not quite. They were staying I need a new gasket, to clean the oil off the other parts and something else and now this I pray I didn't destroy my car it's all I got
@@kelaboo1 well i mean you'd never know..if u drive it and suddenly u hear something happen during the drive it would be more costly than any other option...but i mean u might end up like the owner of this one who got it here and it was ok..but i dont think its worth risking it..maybe someone u know might have experience doing oil changes...if u can get the oil level to normal..then least u avoid the engine damage risk and the rest can be done without risk
@@kelaboo1 so did u fix her up?
I bought a car that was throwing blue smoke out of the exhaust, I checked the engine oil and it was beyond the max mark. I drained the oil I it were 8 quarts, it take 5.4 quarts to fill with new oil. Do you think that the blue smoke will eventually be reduce? I saw an improvement the next day.
Yes itll slowly go away, it probably got engine oil residue inside the exhaust..so its gonna have to burn all that off
@@backyardchevy328 That would be great. Thank you and nice video.
@@backyardchevy328 Also took out the spark plugs and they were exactly like the ones from your video. Found oil in the cylinders and in the throttle body. Oil in the throttle body can be a symptom of overfilled engine oil? I looked in the turbo for oil leaks but didn't find anything inusual.
@@ivanborruel yea u were definitely getting oil in combustion chamber..yea that oil in throttle body is from blowby probably from oil getting past pcv valve
Is it important to prime the new oil filter with some of the new oil before installing? Thks
It builds up oil pressure faster if u do fill the filter, and the less time the engine spends rotating without oil the better on the internal components..but unfortunately on vehicles like that honda its installed horizontally so u cant fill those u can only add a little.
No need to pre fill . If you won’t spill any it won’t hurt but not necessary. Many cars have oil filters on angles which would spill out before you screwed down the filter and many have cartridges that you won’t pre fill some even go in the top of the engine with gasket pointing down. Many cars today have the cartridge system. For that matter very expensive cars have the cartridges system.
Any prefill puts dirty new oil on the clean side of the filter. Pull the fuel pump fuse and let the engine die before changing, then crank the engine over to prime before reseating the fuse.
@@jonasthemovie
Say what now?
So pull the fuel pump fuse with the OLD oil an filter on, then put in the new oil an filter, and crank it a few times, THEN put the fuse back in?
And what exact benefits will this do?
@@GORILLA_PIMP Pull the fuse and let the engine die from fuel shortage, do the oil change. Do not put new dirty oil in the clean side of the filter. And yes, new oil in the can is to be considered dirty, it does not belong on the clean side of the filter. Then prime the engine before putting the fuel fuse back. What about that do you not understand?
Great video! I took my car to the dealer for an oil change. The dipstick reads about 1/4 inch above safe/full dot. Should I have someone drain some out? It's a 5.7 hemi engine.
Thank you🙂 u should be fine if its only 1/4 above full dot..its only about 1/4-1/2 of a quart over which isnt too bad.
@@backyardchevy328 thank you :)
drain it to the proper level IMMEDIATELY, do not drive it, the oil does not burn off , at the high internal speeds it froths up and could fuuuuckk your shit up and lock up. has been my experience good luck
I went 1 quart over or little less then quart like 90 and drove it less then mile will it be OK I noticed whike smoke when I start the car had my brother drain it
My car is still skipping after changing tthe spark plugs and draining oil out... What else could be the issue? Or is it permanent damage? 2001 toyota seqouia
How much were u overfilled? Overfilling oil can cause a variety of issues and many of em can affect the way it runs..but the worst can be bending valves, damage to piston rings, damage to rods etc..but they all depend on how much it was overfilled
I hit a curb cracked my pan, drove 55 minutes back home fine. Next day for work, added 1.5 quarts. Drove 28 miles fine. After work 8 hours later, oil was 98% empty. Just a drop on the tip of the dipstick. So I added 4.5 quarts to drive home. After about 7 minutes, once I hit 50mph rpm started to change up and down 100-300 rpm. On any bump it died and lost power. 20 miles later, Before going uphill on the final stretch I added the last 0.5 quarts as it was not running good with any bump or elevation change besides downhill, with occasional ticking. Cresting hills it ticked even more, audible in cabin. Made it home. Next morning I assumed it was 100% empty again. So I added another 4.5 quarts. Now being 10.5 quarts added in 24 hours. Started up with smoke, and unfriendly ticking for about 5 seconds. Then seemed to go to normal, so I left. The shop was. 3 blocks away. After 2 blocks, continued off a stop light, tons of thick white smoke. No power. And then it died. I immediately turned off engine, waited 1-2 minutes and started again. Didn't run good, but it made it the rest of the way.
Shop said I overfilled it with about 3-4 quarts. Said there's no scoring on any cylinder walls but they are caked in oil. But I obviously fried the spark plugs, and filled entire exhaust with oil including my muffler and cats. They wanted $1,300 to fix it. So I'm doing it myself in 2 days for a mere $128. Needless to say, lesson learned. Don't assume. And also don't drive somewhere unfamiliar at midnight with terrible headlights..
What all did you end up replacing?
I have a 2010 Subaru Forester and made the (more common then it should be) mistake of draining the transmission fluid instead of the oil. I didn't realize my mistake until after I added more oil and went to drive it. At this point I'm at about 8.4 quarts when it takes 4.2. First thing I did was drain the excess oil and add more trans fluid. I took it on a short drive after I did that, lot of smoke, but it drove. About 4 days later I went to drive it again, I make it about 500 ft down the road and I get a CEL. Misfire on cylinder 3 and 4. Going to get spark plugs tomorrow as they're probably oil filled like the ones in the video. Do you think any other serious damage could have been done? (I've only driven it about 5 miles.)
Yea it is good that it was able to drive..hopefully its just the spark plugs..good luck...let me know how it goes....well if it drove without any abnormal noises..it could just be the spark plugs...but yea the thing with that much oil its risky that it could bend the valves trying to compress oil in the combustion chamber..but u drained it before the drive..so hopefully it avoided the serious damage
@@backyardchevy328 Just got around to replacing the spark plugs... car runs great now. I think it needed new spark plugs anyways
@@timmy47670 thats awesome!🙂...yea they were definitely worn
Hi there, I gave my 2016 honda civic an oil change and now it won't accelerate hardly at all. I originally took 4 quarts old oil out and put 4.5 quarts in mistakenly. After not accelerating and the oil level being 5 inches above the max I drained the oil and put 3 quarts back in but it still won't accelerate... could the spark plugs be the issue now? any tips would be super appreciated.
I think maybe u may have drained the transmission fluid instead of the engine oil, cause it sounds like u added that oul on top of the old engine oil and thats why its so high
@UCTEE2_jc6EisfVDk07KhBDA no, if ur checking it with engine off and wiping off the dipstick the first time then reinstalling and checking..and u only added that amount of oil after draining it, it shouldnt be that much higher as long as dipstick is the right one
@@backyardchevy328 thank you very much!
My dipstick is pass the full not sure how much oil was put in but where the oil goes it smoke after bout a mile or so sounds like diesel is that because to much oil
Well normally when a car sounds like a diesel, its cause theres worn components..like it was ran low on oil for a while or its an older engine..and the smoke out if the oil cap area is probably excessive crankcase pressure cause of oil though
I over filled my 305 by 1 quart. I only drove about a mile and let the car idle then started seeing white smoke. I just replaced the spark plugs and noticed the smoke when I let it idle. I did an oil change and added the right amount. Should I clean the plugs before I start it again?
If ur at the correct level now and it was only 1 mile they should still be pretty clean and should slowly burn off most of it from combustion chamber..but if u do notice any random misfires when u start it..then yea i would clean em
@@backyardchevy328 Thank you for the reply. I will check for missfires.
Did the check engine light turn off after that?
It ran normal right after i did that, but the codes go into the history, so i cleared the codes manually with my scanner for the check engine light to go away
@@backyardchevy328 that's great, thank you
@@jakejacobs5488 anytime🙂
why would one assume the spark plugs are oil soaked?
Lol is that how much be in the jug? 😂
I just did this to my Honda last night, now I’m waiting for the shop across from my house to open to drain it. I can’t see with the orange end of the dipstick.
Its well lubricated tho
Lol yea
Dawg u saved it
My car is sitting in the parking lot with way too much oil. Is it fine to leave it like that until I pump out the excess? Like will it damage my car even if I don't drive it?
No drain it
I have a question.
My sister took her Kia Sorento to Walmart and they replaced the oil to the full mark. The engine light was on and she put in another liter of oil a few days ago. There was blue smoke and engine smoke according to my parents. The engine gave out and we towed it to our place. We emptied the new oil out which was black and smelled burnt and replaced it with new oil again. The engine refused to start after changing the oil and it sounded bad. Is the engine destroyed or should changing the spark plugs fix it?
When u say sounded bad..do u mean the engine internals are like knocking or clunking? Well 1 quart of oil over normally shouldnt ruin an engine unless it was more than that...it may just be related to the check engine light why it wouldnt wanna start
@@backyardchevy328 my father said it sounded like it wouldn’t turn over when we tried starting it
@@backyardchevy328 also my dad says it looks like it was two quarts that was put in. It ran for 3 days before this happened.
@@lemongrenade6135 so it only had 2 quarts of oil put in? Was the red oil light on at any time while driving?
@@backyardchevy328 turns out the alternator wasn’t charging the battery while driving. It ran again after charging it up! Sadly, they also didn’t check the antifreeze and it was practically empty when my sister drove it. Pretty sure the overheating is why it stalled. We put antifreeze in with the hopes of it running normally.
Unfortunately, the heat cracked the engine block and coolant is now leaking, causing white smoke to come out the exhaust. Now the engine struggles to stay running and overheats. We’re probably going to have to get a whole new engine or repair that, both of which are expensive! Thanks for giving me help!
I usually use 7.5 quarts of oil but this time today I put 8 quarts in my 5.3L V8
Maybe 8.125 quarts actually
But I drove truck around block for 45 seconds backed in driveway and a little smoke occurred around engine
I slowly undid the oil pan screw and the oil is ALREADY dark after a 45 second drive what is the issue here and should I simply do another oil change before I drive it again?
Well itll be a combination of things..if its a high mileage engine it probably has a lot of soot build-up inside..so that and if it has a lot of blowby itll turn the oil dark pretty fast...or maybe if its running rich that can also contribute to oil becoming darker faster than normal...so any of that can contribute to it
@@backyardchevy328 155k miles on it
There is a slight amount of sludge in the oil sample I took maybe a single bead or two of grit very small tho
@@backyardchevy328 is this enough to destroy the engine tho if it’s all throughout the oil? A little bit of sludge and some beads of grit/sand?
@@gregb9264 is it copper colored or does it look like bearing material? Hows the filter? Hows the oil pressure? Normally if it has a problem youll notice oil pressure lower than normal cause theres more wear on internals and cause of that extra space from wear the pressure gets lower than normal
@@backyardchevy328 so the sample I took IMMEDIATELY after a brand new oil change is brown not black thank god but it looks like coffee kind of it’s not slushy or milky just brown
I plan on draining it more then maybe driving around block to see if it smokes again or if the oil color clears up but I’m probably going to do another oil change literally a day after doing an oil change because this has me concerned
Im curious, i change oil but I think 200 or 300 ml gram old oil I didn't take away then i put new oil ,does any bad effect ?
No, u can't really get all the old oil out, since it will be stuck in places where itll slowly drip down or in passages where itll sit, just as long as u get most of it..and no that little bit of old oil wont affect it negatively.
@@backyardchevy328 but last i change oil was 4.2 liter today exatly 4 liter .why?
@@jorgenlesha6413 was the engine warmed up last time? That usually helps drain more oil out, maybe its colder so more oil stuck in places like the cylinder head etc
@@backyardchevy328 thats maybe ,was no warmed much,,,,but does any bad this
@@jorgenlesha6413 no, its ok..the new filter will filter out any dirt or particulates in old oil
Well, we can call it a nice engine flush. 😂
Lol yes that is true
Damn bro there’s oil to run the whole world there 😂😂😂
Hello. I have a Honda CB650 that has apparently run with far too much oil (1/5th too much). Just topped according to manual, then went for an inspiring ride where two cylinders gave up..
After changing plugs and realizing the situation, I removed the unnecessary oil, and wiped the plugs with brake cleaner. Yet it's still difficult to start, runs on few cylinders, and sounds like a horribly loud twin.. Could something serious have happened?
Hi..did u notice anything like burning oil/smoking a lot? U could disable the ignition and crank it with a compression tester(usually placed like autozone loan em out) and test to make sure they all have compression just to make sure theres no internal damage like bent valve..bad thing about overfilling with oil is if it tries to compress a combustion chamber full fluid the first thing to usually happen is bending a valve.
@@backyardchevy328 Hello, thanks for reply! :) No smoke from what I've seen (oil level too high to check, then it's been sitting after it went running bad). I suspect/hope for bad plug wires/electrics, as the components are 40 years old (7,500 miles original condition) and notorious to fail. Thanks for the tip about compression though, will check in the weekend :)
@@Kerring it could be a bad coil too if it feels its running on 2 cylinders..one coil does power 2 cylinders i believe..u can also try a spark tester to see if ur getting spark out of the coils..hopefully itd be something like that instead of something internal
@@backyardchevy328 Hello buddy, thank you so much for the suggestions. It actually turned out to be unbelievably simple - three nuts were loose where the manifold is connected to the motor (it has only done 1800 miles since 1997, so I bet it has been messed with). That made the really funny noise from cylinder 1, from which I couldn't figure how many it was running on, or even knocking. The hard to start part must have been from all the quick startups and brake cleaner on the plugs. Amazing how simple things can turn out to be. :)
@@Kerring that's awesome..so it was just an exhaust leak...great job figuring it out👍
I changed the oil in my Toyota Tacoma and the head gasket blew right afterwards. It's possible I added too much oil, probably 1/2 quart. I also added an ounce of seafoam to the new oil. I'm trying to figure out if I caused the blown head gasket or just coincidence.
What do u mean by blew right after? Like moment u started it? Seafoam can make the engine smoke being that its thin and it can get past valve seals or rings if worn enough and into ur combustion chamber
@@backyardchevy328 It was a couple days later. At first I thought it was the seafoam, but the smoke got worse and the next day the dipstick showed milky oil.
@@bobcougar77 yea that does sound like a head gasket or cracked head...well too much oil can cause excess crankcase pressure causing more pressure on the gaskets...so that may have been what happened..but probably was on its way out already if that happened
Yeah little different than the codes that show up when they put no oil in your vehicle and it’s brand new car it’s not old like this one it’s a 2021 blazer RS with a new engine. But when you drive away with no oil in it. That really starts to destroy it it doesn’t take very long for it to totally seize! They actually tried to say they pulled a half a quart out underneath. But as soon as you take off the actual oil plug it flies out like a sieve! It doesn’t drip out 1/2 a quart, duh. If it’s too much oil then you use some thing like he’s explaining to siphon it out the top. The catastrophic damage that is caused to my vehicle and it’s brand new again every working part in it is so scratched bad but with no oil there are serious problems it scratches the crap out of it in fact one part got so hot it welded itself to it that’s how bad it was. I would love for somebody to show exactly what happens when a engine has no oil in it. A new car not a old one! No redlining or crazy stuff seen that. Of course that’s going to destroy it quickly but if you’re not doing all of that and plus they put some oil into it to try and save it but the damage is already occurred. It only took like 5 miles for it to totally start destroying itself but then they boil into it so it might’ve thought for a second OK but then I got on the freeway and it would not engage it would not shift right it was starting to just fall apart it seized on me before I even got there. Then it cooled down after about 40 minutes of trying to get a police officer to where I was and a tow truck it finally started and went back into gear it sounded like crap but I got it there cause I was literally around the corner and got it into the bed he gets into it. He tries to move it just to get to the stall that’s not that far away and you guess what it is again and we have to push it into the stall! F thus Nationwide chain and it’s even worse when it’s owned by a family he doesn’t want to lose their money over something like this 54 grand I’d be lying my butt off to and trying to send emails saying crazy nonsense and whatever it’s just ridiculous. The one good thing I have going for me is that I have two incredible lawyers that are willing to kick their butts in court most people don’t have that ability when a place like this does this because they have all the money in the world to get a good lawyer well I’ve got two of the best lawyers in my state working on my case and they haven’t even given them a letter yet we’re still trying to work with them we’re still just getting more and more lies as many lives as we possibly can before we actually have to take them to court! They did nothing wrong yet they’re paying for my rental! Ok! That’s usually indicative of feeling pretty damn guilty for destroying someone’s car. I warranty is voided because if their negligence.
Yea unfortunately being low on oil to where oil pickup tube isnt picking up oil can be disastrous..it only takes a few mins and its ruined..the lil red oil light icon should of popped up but even then its too late to suddenly shut it off...im sorry to hear that..and i hope u are able to get that resolved in ur favor
Any other car would have blown the engine, bloody hell!! 7 quarts overfill.. and drove it home, lucky escape
Lol i know i couldn't even believe it...i told em dont even start it any more but no they decided to drive it here
This engine takes 1 quart?
@@jonasthemovie no they use about 4 quarts
Backyard Chevy So 4 quarts overfill ;)
@@jonasthemovie yes 4 quarts overfilled
Hey I had a question. I overfilled my seat ibiza with I think 0,75 quarts when I did a oil change (thanks to a friend, the dipstick stayed a little low but i measured my oil first and was actually enough). I know did about 4k km with it because I didn’t have time/place to get it out. The second time I started it up my revs changed every millisecond with about 100rpm’s or so. I don’t have that anymore but now when I start up the rev’s stay a second or so at 500 rpm’s and then goes to about 900 rpm’s. It hiccups when its going above 500. 900 is the normal rpm’s and after that it runs really good. Should I be concerned about my engine? Can spark plugs cause this? I’m planning to get it out as soon as possible.
Maybe the throttle body needs to be cleaned..sometimes itll create blowby that carbons up the throttle body and causes throttle body to stick
@@backyardchevy328 Hmm İ’ll look into it how İ can clean that. Thank you for the reply!
The book calls for about 3.7 quarts after oil and filter change. He would be ok at about 4 even 4.5 but 7 holy s-t.
Lol yea and it had even more before calling me about it...it was shooting out plumes of smoke when they first started it, and they ran it for a while hoping it would go away.
@@backyardchevy328 😂
you changed the spark plugs because of the misfire codes ? or you recomend changing the spark plugs after overfilling ?
I changed spark plugs because they were oil fouled, they could of been cleaned but they hadnt been replaced in years so we got new plugs.
@@backyardchevy328 thanks for your reply
@@djrickstartv anytime🙂 thank you for the support
Hey I have a 97 Auto Honda Civic Sedan I Added to much oil about the same as the one on the video , the oil forced it self out , soaked everything and was smoking pretty bad , I went back home drained the oil , re filled to the right amount , the sparks were exactly like the ones on this video I changed them out and it still does not wanna start ! A month before this I had installed a new alternator and new starter . When I crank it sounds as if the starter doesn’t wanna start
Youll wanna try and spin the engine using a socket and ratchet at front of engine by the front wheel..just to make sure it didnt get hydrolocked..if it spins then thatll tell u that the engine should spin.
I appreciate the response, will do ! I’ll let you know what happens
@@EmpwrMovement hopefully it spins by hand.. if it does hopefully just something like a loose battery terminal or some connection to starter..good luck
Hey it spins by hand and just sputters does not want to start
Makes a strong shaking movement just cranks and cranks
I accidentally overfilled mines tonight by 4 quarts it looked pretty low it is alotta smoke 💨 that came from the tailpipe I had to drive it home 4 miles from where i overfilled at once I drain everything and change spark plugs would it run back normal? my car wouldn’t let me go pass 30 miles an hour 2003 Honda Civic coupe please help
It is possible that it could end up like the honda in the video..that one was doing the exact same thing, but you wont really know for sure if it caused any damage until u remove the overfilled oil and replace the plugs
@@backyardchevy328 thanks do I also have to replace oil filter as well can I use that same oil or get new oil?
@@atlnikka u dont have to but i just preferred to do a complete oil change since it hadnt been replaced for a while
@@backyardchevy328 just got in the car today and now it’s driving normal imma still change spark plugs and drain the extra oil out but now I’m confused 🤷🏾♂️
@@atlnikka it did probably burn off a lot of it to help..but yea thats a good sign...if u drain the excess oil and replace plugs it should be ok
This happened to me yesterday. They drained the oil but it’s still smoking. I think I need new spark plugs
Well the oil will take a while to burn off if it got inside the exhaust pipes, depending on how far it coated the pipe and how hot that area of the pipes get or if the drives are long or short, it may take longer..but yea if u notice that it doesnt run as smooth or that it shakes, then u may need new spark plugs
Question..just bought a 64 impala with 327. Engine..when i bought the car we turned it on and bunch of white smoke came out the exhaust and oil came spraying out the dip stick.. Obviously is was over filled...took it home n drained it..had about 10 quart of oil! Smh..so after i drained it i put 4 quarts of new oil.. Started it up and it still smokes..my question is..will the smoke eventually clear up or do u thing the engine is damaged now
Ouch thats a lot of oil...hows it run? Usually when its overfilled itll probably cover the entire exhaust system on the inside with oil as well so youll have to burn all that off...so as long as it runs good its more than likely didnt really damage anything..but if it runs bad and keeps smoking could be that it damaged something.
Should have added 25 quarts and it would've done the job.😂😂😂
Lol yea that would of did a lot of jobs lol
Same issue here I didn’t change out the start plugs yet but it’s starts up fine it just stalls in 1st 2nd and Reverse
U fixed the oil level but its still stalling? Still throwing out a lot of smoke? What happens if u press the gas pedal to keep it running does it sputter?
How would you know how much to fill? Should you just keep checking with the dip stick as you are filling?
Best way is to either google the engine oil capacity for ur vehicle engine and year or if u have the owners manual to look in the vehicle specifications section.
Can to much oil blow head gasket?
Well it could, it could cause a lot of issues..like gasket leaks from the excess pressure in engine..if it gets into the combustion chamber the oil gets squeezed and tries to go somewhere ans that could cause head gasket to go..but it would have to be overfilled by a few quarts to cause that much of a problem
*Tire pressure light came on... better add 80psi*
Lol
Lol
In all 4 tires yes.
Hi, as i was on a long trip, i got a notice saying to add oil, because my car is old and it burns a little over time on a regular basis. I added a bit too much and about an hour into driving on a highway i started having some problems: a lot of black smoke comes out on >1500rpm and the engine is kind of twitching when i accelerate. I am wondering if it was a coincidence and something else caused it or was it because of the oil. A friend of mine checked it with a computer and it had no errors.
Its probably related to the oil, cause if it was throwing out a lot of black smoke means it was burning oil under acceleration..i would replace the spark plugs once u get the oil to level
@@backyardchevy328 can spark plugs have any role here, even if my car has a diesel engine?
@@kaikarisjonas diesels have glow plugs which has a similar function as spark plugs except they dont spark they heat up to a certain temperature but overfilling a diesel can have a similar effect
Good video but the title says what happens if you put too much oil? And you didn't answer that question. I have watched the video and still don't know what would happen if there is too much oil in the engine. Would the car still start? Would the engine get damaged? This is what we call answer target
Well many things could happen, it may still run as in that hondas case but itll smoke a lot and cover the spark plugs in oil...or it could bend internal parts cause the oil has no where to go and ruin the engine entirely
@@backyardchevy328 Hi, thanks for the reply.
Is 250ml above a big deal? I guess not, right?!
no, if it 500ml or above thats where it could begin to be an issue but that also does depend on the engine size
@@backyardchevy328 I have recently replaced the oil pan and when I had a look in there it seemed to me that there is quite the distance between the top end of the pan and anything "spinning" above so... I guess there needs to be quite some space to allow for heat expansion as well as some sloshing around right? 🤔
@@MartinBlass yea thats also why it depends on engine..a deeper oil pan can have more room for overfilling..but yea u also wanna account for crankcase pressure and yes sloshing around when car stops and goes etc.
My brother in law just literally did this yesterday on the same car..I asked him if he knew how much oil his car took, and he said he just always puts 5 qts..if he has been doing this for about 2 years what will be the consequences? Thanks great video I will be sending it to him
Overfilling for that long..probably already has an oil leak..exhaust smoke..which that extra oil can get all over the catalytic converter and clog it..engine wont feel as strong
Overfilled my mercedes cdc220i last night ...now i seem to have a wobble in my crankshaft pulley and a leak from behind it.
Sad times indeed, any suggestions anyone?
It pushed out the crank seal from the pressure..so youll have to get that pressed back in or replaced
@@backyardchevy328 its going to the shop Thursday, my servicing days are over.
@@madmickey78 well yea it created too much crankcase pressure so it pushed out a seal to release some of it, hopefully it was just that one cause the rear seal would be more work
@@backyardchevy328 Praying it just needed the one release ...praying 🙏
In my defence the Merc said oil level was fine ....sadly it still says it after I pumped it dry earlier too 😭
So does too much oil ....make it leak to spark plug
im having that issue
Hi I just added the lucas low vvti oil 12 oz can only then my check engine came on why
The oil stabilizer? Ive never liked that stuff moreso on newer vehicles..but a check engine light can come on for many reasons..best thing would be to get it scanned or even go to a place like autozone to do it, if u don't have one.
@@backyardchevy328 do they charge to scan your car
@@backyardchevy328 my car is pushing 80 k I don’t want to buy another car lol beside my old Camry 2003 shut down and no engine light came on this new Camry I got run perfect with the engine light on I don’t know why
@@backyardchevy328 it’s running cooler to I don’t need to worry about over heating
@@petermuniz9296 its free
Got good question
Got a good response🙂
5 quart wow
I have an Audi A4 2011 and about a week ago I had gotten an oil changed and a few days later my sensor was saying I was low so I added another 4 qarts and then my car started blowing a lot of smoke thru the exhaust . A mechanic said I needed to replace the turbo but it was $2k to do repairs. What should I do?
Did u add 4 quarts cause thats how much it lost and it needed? Or u think u may have overfilled it? I believe they dont have a dipstick right? I would try another oil change maybe at the dealer if u had someone else do it that is..and see if smoke goes away..if still does same yea it is possible that ur turbo's seal went bad and may have to get that fixed.
Backyard Chevy I believe the it was already at 4 and the sensor was saying it was empty so I added another 4 so it had over 8.. I drained the oil and refill about 3.5 to be on the safe side but smoke is still coming out . Now is it okay to use the same oil or should I do the same with brand new oil ?
@@dark0o014 i always use new oil but it shouldnt be too bad as long as it doesnt look too contaminated...u just wanna confirm how much oil is in there to verify its not overfilled...afterwards give it some time to maybe burn off any excessive oil that it may have had..if it still does it after a few days then yea most likely will be something like the turbo seal
Damn that’s a lot of oil.
Lol yea way too much
I just put drained 22 quarts out of a chrystler 300😤
Hey . my g35 has been runing with to much oil for a while til it started to lag and shake and sound like a helicopter. I just finished changing valve cover with oil and ran good for 3 days now back to running bad. Code shows a misfire in cy 6. Not sure what to do next.. Coil?
What i would do...check ur spark plug for anything obvious there..if thats fine and u have a easy way to check codes..swap the coil to the one next to it..if the misfire switches to that one..its ur coil thats bad...if not..u can check compression to make sure nothing internal was damaged..if thats fine..replace spark plug anyway..if still there..check injector
Check to see if you valve cover is allowing oil in the spark plug wells. If so you'll nee to replace the valve cover or fix it, There are many options on youtube to fix without replacing valve cover.
Did you ever find fix my G37s is doing this
@@Emilio_aruiz its the coil packs.. Order on rockauto.. They have the ngk for much cheaper than AutoZone
Do they have those for bikes
Those?
@@backyardchevy328 that reading machine that tells you what's wrong with your vehicle
@@JR-gi3cd depends on the year and model, fuel injected models do use a computer for it to run and they will have a diagnostic port for the scan tool
@@backyardchevy328 because i had accidentally used a bit of oil the last time i did an oil change & now it won't start at times & my exhaust pipe smokes
@@JR-gi3cd did u remove the excessive oil? Replace ur spark plugs?
i put lets say 4.6 liters on my engine that needs 4.3 liters, is this okay?
Normally yes, cause the recommended fill capacity is normally to get it to between the low and full..so u got some leeway there
@@backyardchevy328 so that amount of excess oil is fine? thank you!!
@@datuputi2544 yes it should be..have u checked the oil level on the dipstick where it sits?
@@backyardchevy328 yes its above the max level
@@datuputi2544 the space between the low and full mark is about a quart..if u use that as a gauge..how much past it is it?
I have question pls i put more half litre oil and after 1 month all engine have oil what I must do pls? Only clean?
To make sure i understand this right..so u added half a liter of oil and the oil is all over the engine? Like the oil cap was left off or leaked or something else happened
Lol it’ll also cause your car to lack power,..I had atleast 8 qrts of oil in my spectra and it started shooting out my air intake and into the exhaust,..lol big clouds of white smoke would cropdust cars behind me 😂😂crazy times,..I still have my spectra as a daily it’s my first car
Lol wonder what people were saying
you think putting half a quart too much would cause damage?
Half a quart shouldnt..it does depend on the capacity though...half a quart on a 6 quart truck would be less risky than half a quart on a 4 quart capacity engine, but anything a quart and up too much would be recommended to drain out the overfill
@Simon Siemssen u removed the overfilled amount? It is an amount that could cause damage, but as long as it runs fine, no misfires after draining the oil you should be ok
@Simon Siemssenit should be fine then, u would have noticed it with how it runs if it did damage anything first signs would of been it would of ran really bad and would of smoked a lot, and if it would of still ran bad after draining excess oil, then it would of been possible it damaged something
@Simon Siemssen yes its good🙂
I have a 4.3l vortec engine says add 4 and one half QTS of oil but i always add 5.. is that bad???
No its not bad, when u add the 5 it probably gets to the full mark on the dipstick..the recommended amount usually puts u in between the add and the full mark. Anything over an extra quart than recommended could potentially cause issues
Backyard Chevy i appreciate you. 🙏💯
@@mauiboy96768 always glad to be able to help🙂
Maui Boy yes but not too bad
No it won’t hurt anything. UA-cam BobLikis a top mechanic here on UA-cam. In the search bar put in Will over filling with oil harm the engine. He explains what engineers call a Forgiveness Factor. Need not to worry
I overfill. Now getting white smokes out of the exhaust pipe. What should i do ?
Well ur gonna wanna drain out oil til ur oil level is at the proper level, then u can see if the smoke level begins to get less and less..followed by replacing spark plugs..if the car runs good then the smoke should begin going away
@@backyardchevy328 Sir i didn't do anything but the smoke starting to get less should i leave it like that ? But there some crackling sound when driving.
@@amaimask4419 well it will get less as it burns it..but it could still damage ur engine...it would be best to remove what is overfilled
I have to much oil in my car..it start sputtering and check engine light came on..if i drain it would it clear up??
You'll definitely wanna remove the overfilled amount as soon as possible...to avoid any possible engine damage..and hopefully as long as it didnt damage anything..it should start clearing up..but u may need to change spark plugs like i did in video too...to make sure the spark plugs fire properly, cause if they were anything like the ones in video they were really contaminated and would cause it to misfire.
Ok thanks..but see it started sputtering right away like a block later.but will the sputtering stop?.and will i be able to drive it after i drain it ..i think about jus doung a new oil change and change spark plugs
@@ihatethedevil1398 if it is caused by the overfilled oil yes it should improve and would be driveable..just get the oil level to at or near the full mark...but to run back to normal as long as no internal damage itll need new plugs...is it smoking a lot out of the tailpipe?
@@backyardchevy328 yea no smoke yet..i didnt drive long tho..only a block ..i i think it already had to much in it..but i havent seen anysmoke
Wym new plugs..spark plugs?
What if I overfilled it about 2 quarts for 2 days then got it emptied and refilled... would I be good ?
U should be fine..as long as its not running different? If u noticed it burning oil(smoking out the back) u may wanna consider changing spark plugs
Backyard Chevy I actually switched the air filters out at the same time I put in the oil but it’s making a weird winding sound at around 5,000rpms... would that be because of the cheap STP filters Or I did fuck something up in the crankshaft??🙃.... thankyou for your time man 👍🏾really appreciate it
@@jonathanjay1423 well normally if u damaged something itd be more of a tapping clicking or knocking noise..a winding noise is more of something rubbing up against something else
Backyard Chevy thankyou ✊🏽
I’m actually having this same issue and I’m hearing that clicking/knocking noise, but not all the time. What do you think I might have damaged?
But you didn't say how far your buddy drive with double the oil
They drove it about 7 blocks..i told em not to but they didnt wanna pay for a tow
@@backyardchevy328 Hmm risk a $60 tow or risk destroying the engine. Man this person is not good at making decisions lol.
@@MiguelRPD lol yea, they figured its smoking less and less so it must not be as bad anymore lol
I accidentally overfilled mine by a extra litre and did about 150 miles in it I've now drained it so it's just under the max line will my car be fine?
Yea u should be fine..one litre isnt too bad, but it was just possible that it cojld affect oil pressure and possibly damage internals but if u drained it out now and got no abnormal noises..u should be fine
@@backyardchevy328 thank you man I appreciate it I've subscribed and am looking forward to any future videos
@@corneburger3001 thank you i really appreciate it🙂
At least the car is not leaking oil.
Very true lol
Bc he took it all out 🤣🤣
I overfilled my Toyota with 1 quart of oil will i be fine to use the vehicle?
Anything above half a quart over id say is risky..if possible id try and drain out the quart to be on the safe side
Backyard Chevy could I just pop the oil filter?🥴 rly don’t wanna flush my brand new oil out just cuz I read it in my parking lot that’s not level and shitted seeing my oil light then seeing low oil in the stick then seeing it’s almost half over the filled line after checking on a level surface😞
@@gsjourney3054 oil filter is messy and depending on size of it itll only get rid of at most half a quart...u can remove the bolt for a few seconds then bolt it back up draining it into a clean container in case u drain too much