I did an oil change on our Golf TDi (1.9 100bhp) on Saturday, and have ever so slightly overfilled it.
The oil level is a tiny tad over the max mark on the dipstick, and I'm wondering if it will be OK to leave it like this for a week. It's going in for an MoT next Monday, and I will ask the garage to remove a wee bit then, as I really don't want to (nor have the time to) get back under the car, drain the oil out and refill it again this week. Will I run te rick of causing any damage to the car by doing this? The car will be used daily for a 15 mile each way commute this week.
Also, another slight puzzle. The manual says that the car will take 4.5 litres of oil. I put 4 litres in before letting it settle and then checking the dipstick, which is when I noticed the slight overfill. Which took me by surprise as I was expecting to need to put the last half litre in. I had let the oil drain out completely before replacing the sump plug and refilling, so why doe sit seem that there was oil left in the engine somewhere? I drained the oil with the front of the car up on axle stands, but I can't imagine this caused some oil to be retained somewhere - could it? I checked the level again on Sunday morning after a drive to the local shops on Saturday evening, and the level was still marginally over.
Thanks for any tips.
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