Slightly overfilled oil on B7 RS4

[Vetle]

Hey! This is a silly question, but just to be safe I'll go ahead and ask anyway; When topping up my B7 RS4 with oil I seem to have slightly overfilled it. It's not reached the metal on the dipstick yet, but its covering the "MAX" on the plastic. Is this "fine", or should I drain some of it out asap?

Thanks!

[Kenny147]

Yep, I did this too....major idiot moment. My understanding is that from the bottom of the hatches to the top is about 1l, depending on the oil temp. It’s been a while since I looked but over on RS246, the theory is that overfilling can not only cause the oil to run hotter than normal but also over pressurize the system causing leaks and/or failures.

From your pic it looks like you’ve got 1.5-2 lts over. You’ve got two choices; drain and refill or use a syringe and a length of tubing to suck some out.

[dufferdude]

I would try to get it out asap.
Get one of those hand pump vacuums and suck it out when the oil's warm, saves having to deal with the belly pan.

[Grigor@Bestiale]

Indeed, get some out before you start the engine! In addition to the above, oil may get in the cats (if you’ve still got them :-)), plug them and worse things may happens.


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[Axel-]

Didn't you see the "Nicht Uberfullen!". Anyway, as the others have said, remove the excess before starting.