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HELP!! I put too much oil in my car!!?

So I put too much oil in my car. It's an 03 renault clio

I'd estimate i put about 300ml too much in

The oil level is about 3-4 ml above max on the dipstick.

After i changed the oil, i parked up and it made a strange sound when pulling away so i immediately turned the engine off.

what will happen if i don't drain it? is that amount extra dangerous?

do i need to take some back out?

Update:

EDIT, it's probably closer to 1cm now i've double checked

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  • 7 years ago

    I don't know that car, but that is about a third of a quart. That does not sound like will hurt the car. Most likely it will burn off. Usually the issue with over filling the oil is that it foams up, or can send oil into the cats.

    As for the noise, that does not seem related to the oil.

    Let the car idle in the driveway for 30-45 minutes. Let sit for 15 minutes then check oil.

    If you are worried about it, you can loosen the drain plug by hand while holding up, then let a little oil out and put back in.

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  • 7 years ago

    3 or 4 ml is nothing to worry about ......... that`s too small an amount to cause problems . It may be a lot more than that because if your car is over by that amount , your dipstick would read normal .

    It`s too small an amount to be readable on the dipstick ..........

  • 7 years ago

    There are those plaster basters with a bulb on the end you use it to take up turkey juices.

    Get one of them and use it to take the excess oil out.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    a quart overfilled is a little on the edge of being dangerous, it depends on the engine. I'd drain a quart out and be safe

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    3-4 mls? around a half pint? ignore it but drive at reduced revs for a week or so allowing excess o burn off. if worried? or want it lowered .. drain some off.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Don't worry about it

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