Some how I seem to have too much oil, about 1/4 inch over the safe mark.
Is that too much? Crank hitting the oil?
Is that too much? Crank hitting the oil?
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80,000 gallons is too much.Originally posted by 85MercPark View Post
1/4" over 'full'? I wouldn't panic, unless you drive upside down a lot. If you do, then that extra 1/4" of oil might be a reason for alarm.
If you are really worried about it, you might check a local quick-lube, as they have vacuum devices to pull oil out....and can measure how much is removed. -
Okey.
Just wondered, didn't think it was too much.2000 Grand Marquis LS
2000 F150 XLT 6 inches of lift.
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1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park- SOLD. to a little old lady
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Nah, there's quite a bit of space down there to begin with....I think you're okay.Originally posted by 85MercPark View PostComment
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ahh this must be why my car runs crappy with 80,000 gallons of oil. maybe ill take about 8,000 gallons out and itll run better. i do drive upside down alot though.Originally posted by Pirate View Post
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13qts is a bit much....
a hair over will be gone in a few miles anyway!Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Yea, with my valve cover leak, it won't be long.2000 Grand Marquis LS
2000 F150 XLT 6 inches of lift.
1987 Bill Blass Mark VII - Sold
1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park- SOLD. to a little old lady
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car only needs 5 qts of oil. many places try to do my oil change and say my car took 5 1/2 qts. and i say you better get the half qt. out.... i tell them that it has a double sump pan, so it all depends on how the oil settles into the pan as to how it reads on the dipstick.
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I dunno about 1/4" high, but I do know an Escort 1.9 does not like 9 quarts of oil. Upside down, or not.Comment
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sounds like somebody filled the escort up "to the top"
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Well, now. This seems like a good time to start something here. On both my 89 CV, and my 89 GM, 5 qts. shows up as 1 qt OVER on the dipstick. I know that I have the right amount in, so I just put a notch at the REAL full mark. I have not had any issues with either car.
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There is a TSB about this I think. Basically they made a bunch of screwed up dipsticks in the 80s. I had one on my car that I got from a donor in the junkyard. Someone had already made the notch on it.Originally posted by PICKUP6772 View Post86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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And all this time I thought I was just overfilling it. I guess I've been getting it too low for years.Originally posted by gadget73 View Post91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.Originally posted by gadget73
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I have an '89 Grand Marquis and it has the original owner's manual. In that manual it says when you do an oil change and first add the correct quantity (5 qts.) of oil, the dipstick should read about where the "F" is in the word "Full" which is above the cross-hatched area. It also says that you don't need to add any oil until it reaches the "Add" mark, and that you should maintain the oil level within the cross-hatched area.Comment
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i rarely check the stick on a box when doing an oil change......most of them are off......when you do an oil change, add 5 qts, run it a little, let it settle in the pan and check it.....that is the new full mark lol
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