<VV> OOPS! Too much oil

[Bob Saunders]

Another way to possible drain the oil: I have drained transmission
fluid which is admittedly much thinner than new motor oil. I used a
plastic hose inserted through the filler tube, suctioned some out to
start the siphon  and walked away. You cant go through the oil filler,
but you could try thru the dipstick tube. I know the opening  is
small, but you can have all day to do it.

I have also pulled the drain plug SLOWLY and hurriedly put it back in.
Just cleaned a lot of oil from my arm...

bob

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Dave Thompson
<dave.thompson at verizon.net> wrote:
> I can see how much oil is in there on the dipstick. My son just didn't look
> hard enough. I was hoping to be able to remove the extra oil without
> draining the whole thing. The pan that I have just isn't clean enough to put
> the oil back in. (I know, just go down and purchase a new pan)
>
> The oil filler cap doesn't stay on. You can twist it all the way around. I
> have bent the tabs several times to fix it but it doesn't last more than a
> few hundred miles. I am guessing that with the extra oil, the pressure
> pushed the cap off. I will purchase a new cap this week.
>
> Dave
>
> [SNIP]
> ----Original Message-----
> From: J R Read_HML [mailto:hmlinc at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 6:45 PM
> To: Dave Thompson; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> OOPS! Too much oil
>
> You are probably OK, but now you don't know how much oil is in it or even if
>
> he had put the cap back on.  I doubt that it unscrewed itself.  You can
> guesstimate by how far above the full mark it is showing at this time.  The
> space on the dipstick between "add" and "full" is one quart - so use that as
>
> a reference.
>
> I think I'd drain it all into a nice clean pan and then add back until the
> full mark is reached - which should be roughly 4 quarts.  I don't see  a
> need to remove or drain the filter unless you see that it has developed a
> problem.
>
> Later, JR
>
> [SNIP]
>
>
>> Last Saturday, I changed my oil & filter in my 63 Spyder. My son borrowed
>> the car yesterday and drove it about 80 miles on the freeway. Tonight, I
>> went to drive it and by habit, I went to check the oil. The oil filler cap
>> was down in the bottom of the engine compartment and everything was
>> covered
>> with oil, along with some puddles here and there, even in the spare tire.
>> I
>> check the oil and found it to be about a quart above full. When I asked my
>> son about it he said "Yea, you were so low on oil that it didn't register
>> on
>> the dip stick so I put in the two quarts that were in the shop." I took
>> him
>> out and showed him that new oil is so clear that it is very hard to see on
>> the chrome dipstick. He said "Oh S#$t!!
>>
>>[SNIP]
>> Thanks,
>>
>>> Dave Thompson
>>
>> 63 (wet) spyder vert
>>
>> Westminster, CA
>
>
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