# Motor Oil Level **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 28, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395 "2019-12-28T00:01:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DanTuch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@DanTuch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanTuch)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/1 "2019-12-28T00:01:56Z")
I accidently added a little too much motor oil and now the dip stick shows oil level to be about a quarter inch above the SAFE markings. Is this a concern? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/2 "2019-12-28T00:04:26Z")
That’s about a 1/4 of a quart. I wouldn’t worry about it. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/3 "2019-12-28T00:10:06Z")
Have an old trucker bud, for 20 years added an extra quart of motor oil for his, his wifes and 2 kids cars after every oil change, Not saying it is right, just saying in the last 20 years none of the cars had a problem due to the extra oil. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/4 "2019-12-28T00:18:29Z")
A common class 8 truck might have a 15-liter diesel engine, which has a huge crankcase. A quart over is hardly worth mentioning On the other hand, if it’s a small family car with a 4qt crankcase, a quart over is too much in my opinion, might be worth draining out the excess ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/5 "2019-12-28T00:31:46Z")
In my 8 quart oil pan, an extra 1/4 inch is no big deal. Doesn’t help you since I didn’t say what car or engine that is. You didn’t tell us what kind of car or the engine. Might be a problem, might not. Seems you haven’t noticed not all cars nor the engines in them are the same ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/6 "2019-12-28T02:36:21Z")
In searching for a replacement dipstick and tube on a Ford van long ago I found that the only difference in 5,6 and 7 quart capacity engines was the dipstick/tube and often just the dipstick. But that was the genius of Ford designers of the 70s. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/7 "2019-12-28T04:51:43Z")
It’s not that difficult to drain a little oil out from the drain plug. That’s what I’d do. Why risk oil-related problems when it is so easy to correct? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-oil-level/155395/8 "2019-12-28T04:53:56Z")
That sounds like a big mess. If you can siphon some out, that’d be my suggestion.