# Oil Overfilling: What to do?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-overfilling-what-to-do/99530>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** peugeot\
**Created:** [February 6, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-overfilling-what-to-do/99530 "2017-02-06T07:49:35Z")\
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**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:** [February 7, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-overfilling-what-to-do/99530/21 "2017-02-07T22:32:07Z")

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Here’s some good diy’er oil change tips

> [@Tips for making oil changes easier and less messy?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tips-for-making-oil-changes-easier-and-less-messy/77101):
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> Here’s mine Car ramps. Lay a piece of slippery linoleum under the car to lay on and to protect against small spills. Easy to clean. Wear disposable gloves. Line the drain container with a plastic disposable garbage bag. If your car requires 3.4 quarts, don’t try to pour the 0.4 quarts from a full container. Fill a empty container with 0.4 quarts instead and use that. Pour the oil from the drain pan into your recycling container (Clorox bottle in my case) using a disposable funnel cut from th…

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