# Too much oil in my toyota

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 21, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128 "2021-10-21T22:32:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vdewit\_177790](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@vdewit\_177790](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vdewit_177790)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128/1 "2021-10-21T22:32:03Z")

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I put too much oil in my Toyota. Will this do severe damage to my car?

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128/2 "2021-10-21T22:33:50Z")

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NO. it is only about a 1/4 of a quart over. drive on…

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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:** [October 21, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128/3 "2021-10-21T23:23:07Z")

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I doubt that much overage would cause any trouble. But if you want to be certain, sleep well, etc, just drain some out. It’s not that difficult to do. Me, if my Corolla’s oil was that much over I’d drain it out.

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**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:** [October 21, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128/4 "2021-10-21T23:26:18Z")

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Won’t harm a thing.

Tester

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128/5 "2021-10-21T23:33:49Z")

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I’ve run all of my vehicles over by 1/2 a quart for decades. Intentionally. It hurts nothing and helps a bit actually.

In a shop setting; not a good idea as someone can go ballistic over nothing and blame every ill for the next 20 years on that 1/2 quart overage.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-much-oil-in-my-toyota/180128/6 "2021-10-22T01:52:40Z")

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I wouldn’t do anything