added too much oil? am i at risk?

**zims666** · 08-06-2008 07:55 AM

added only 4Q of oil at my last oil change just to be safe, but dipstick level is past the shade area, right about at the the 90deg bend. maybe the old oil didn't fully drain out?

put 2K miles on the car since then. runs fine, but have i done any serious long term (cat) damage? should i drain/pump some oil out? what is the best way to do this?
thanks.

**Teratorn** · 08-06-2008 12:18 PM

Here's an earlier thread with advice on this:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226994

Hope that helps.

**zims666** · 08-06-2008 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Teratorn

Here's an earlier thread with advice on this:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226994

Hope that helps.

thanks for the info.
i actually did read that thread, and i searched 3 different times. sorry to start a new thread.

, but i guess what i meant to ask was:

how can you tell if you have damaged your catalytic converter?

meanwhile, im gonna start drainin'....

**Exanimas** · 08-06-2008 09:50 PM

Didn't some guy just post about using 7Quarts with his last change? I'm kind of confused, how much should people be putting in?

**sixty40band** · 08-06-2008 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Exanimas

Didn't some guy just post about using 7Quarts with his last change? I'm kind of confused, how much should people be putting in?

it has to do with what size motor you have. the 3.0's im assuming use somewhere around 7 i have a 1.8T and use somewhere around 4ish

**Exanimas** · 08-06-2008 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by sixty40band

it has to do with what size motor you have. the 3.0's im assuming use somewhere around 7 i have a 1.8T and use somewhere around 4ish

You are correct and I am a tard. Thanks for clearing that up. I just got nervous because when I had the oil on my old car changed I read like 3 different amounts in 3 different places, and they ended up overfilling it.

**A4TUNE** · 08-06-2008 10:22 PM

having to much oil in the crankcase is not good. it will cause uneeded stress on the oil pump and o-rings. So when you increase the oil level, the bearings are submerged in oil. When the bearings swirl it works like an egg beater and it causes the oil to foam which leads to vicosity breakdown.