I know nothing but >>> my engine is running hot, the garage can find no 
problem, I now find the engine oil level is way to high, will that be a 
problem or should I drain some. (Vauxhall Cavalier)

Hazel

Hazel wrote:

> I know nothing but >>> my engine is running hot, the garage can find no
> problem, I now find the engine oil level is way to high, will that be a
> problem or should I drain some. (Vauxhall Cavalier)


If you know nothing, then how do you know the oil level is way to high?
 If it is too high then it is a problem, but a mechanic should have
spotted that.

When you check the level make sure you do it when the engine is cold,
and has been standing for a while.  Sometimes it can be hard to get an
accurate reading.  On my car the oil can come out miles up the dip
stick, but after a few more tries it gives an accurate reading.  There
should be two markings on the dip stick, one for min, and one for max.

Hazel wrote:

> I know nothing but >>> my engine is running hot, the garage can find no 
> problem, I now find the engine oil level is way to high, will that be a 
> problem or should I drain some. (Vauxhall Cavalier)
> 
> Hazel
> 
> 

Take it to a different garage.

Your car may have a head gasket leak or a crack in the head or block 
which could allow coolant to drain into the oil.  Typical symptoms might 
be a rising oil level coupled with a falling coolant level.  Does the 
oil look normal or is it grey and emulsified?

-- 
Ian Edwards

"Measure what is important, don't make important what you can measure."
  Robert McNamara

petermcmillan_uk@yahoo.com wrote on 6 Aug 2005 07:00:23 -0700:

> 
> Hazel wrote:
>> I know nothing but >>> my engine is running hot, the garage can find no
>> problem, I now find the engine oil level is way to high, will that be a
>> problem or should I drain some. (Vauxhall Cavalier)
> 
> If you know nothing, then how do you know the oil level is way to high?
> If it is too high then it is a problem, but a mechanic should have
> spotted that.
> 
> When you check the level make sure you do it when the engine is cold,
> and has been standing for a while.  Sometimes it can be hard to get an
> accurate reading.  On my car the oil can come out miles up the dip
> stick, but after a few more tries it gives an accurate reading.  There
> should be two markings on the dip stick, one for min, and one for max.


Someone reports having too much oil so... you tell them how a dipstick
works?

If there's too much oil it's possible the head gaskets gone and the oil
is contaminated with water, which could also explain why the engine
is running hot.  I'd expect there to be a lack of water in the
radiator, though.

-- 
David Taylor

David Taylor wrote:

> petermcmillan_uk@yahoo.com wrote on 6 Aug 2005 07:00:23 -0700:
>
> Someone reports having too much oil so... you tell them how a dipstick
> works?


Well she stated her post by saying 'I know nothing but'.  The garage
didn't realise that the oil level was far too high, which is quite
supprising.  Of course, maybe she does know something?


> If there's too much oil it's possible the head gaskets gone and the oil
> is contaminated with water, which could also explain why the engine
> is running hot.  I'd expect there to be a lack of water in the
> radiator, though.

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>
> David Taylor wrote:
>> petermcmillan_uk@yahoo.com wrote on 6 Aug 2005 07:00:23 -0700:
>>
>> Someone reports having too much oil so... you tell them how a dipstick
>> works?
>
> Well she stated her post by saying 'I know nothing but'.  The garage
> didn't realise that the oil level was far too high, which is quite
> supprising.  Of course, maybe she does know something?
>


That would be a fairly appropriate way to start most of your posts .......