# 2013 Hyundai Tucson - identifying overfilled oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-tucson-identifying-overfilled-oil/171205>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, tucson\
**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-tucson-identifying-overfilled-oil/171205 "2020-10-14T18:39:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bernie58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@Bernie58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bernie58)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-tucson-identifying-overfilled-oil/171205/1 "2020-10-14T18:40:00Z")

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Two different maintenance companies did oil change. Both overfilled. Other than checking oil stick how do I know it’s over filled.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-tucson-identifying-overfilled-oil/171205/2 "2020-10-14T18:43:33Z")

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The dip stick is the way you check the oil level unless your vehicle has a dash readout of the oil level .  
How much was it overfilled and did you ask them why they did that ?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-hyundai-tucson-identifying-overfilled-oil/171205/3 "2020-10-14T22:33:22Z")

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Every oil change I can remember the level has been above “full.” One possible reason is that engines don’t hold even quarts of oil. Unless the level is high enough for oil to touch the crankshaft there’s not much reason to worry, just check your oil regularly.