too much oil???????
03-07-2003, 05:49 PM
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too much oil???????
checked oil today after sitting for couple of hurs. level was about 2- 2 1/2 inches above safe mark.. looked through paperwork from dealer shows tey did oil change recently and added 15 quarts! is this too much, I thought it was 12, and if it is too much is it enough to cause damage to anything? am going to dealer monday and i am going to show them. another question what is correct grade of oil? dingo
03-07-2003, 06:04 PM
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Re: too much oil???????
Holy $hit! 
A 99 24valve only hold 11 quarts of oil. You can put 12 in it but not no 15. I'd take it back to the dealer and have them drain it and put new back in, or better off just do it your self and that way you know it's right. 
<br><br>I see a large amount of blow-by in your near future. 
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A 99 24valve only hold 11 quarts of oil. You can put 12 in it but not no 15. I'd take it back to the dealer and have them drain it and put new back in, or better off just do it your self and that way you know it's right. <br><br>I see a large amount of blow-by in your near future. <br><br>DB
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Re: too much oil???????
It shouldn't hurt anything, you just might loose 4 of those 15 quarts out the blow-by before you get to the dealer. I think I'd see if you could get something free out of the deal like a Truck Wash with engine detail. 8) The underside will be covered in oil, so that would seem like it would intell a free wash job. 
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I think I'd see if you could get something free out of the deal like a Truck Wash with engine detail. 8) The underside will be covered in oil, so that would seem like it would intell a free wash job. <br><br>DB
03-07-2003, 09:34 PM
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Re: too much oil???????
Well fellas I just drained a full gallon from mytruck witl the dipstick now registering in the safe zone!!!! That is not a good feeling. I dont trust dealers for anything. I dont even think this servicecenter has ever had a diesel in there before. I hope those monkeys dont ever have to touch my truck again. I had to use a impact wrench to take off drain plugggg, would not come off otherwise, twisted extension. ....... STILL love the truck ... <br><br><br> dingo
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Yep, I think if it were me I'd stay away from that dealer for good.<br><br>Watch out installing the drain plug it doesn't take much to strip one out. : 40ftlbs I think is the torque spec on a 99.<br><br>I still love my truck to. ;D<br><br>DB
40ftlbs I think is the torque spec on a 99.<br><br>I still love my truck to. ;D<br><br>DB
03-07-2003, 09:53 PM
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I avoid the dealer at all costs too. Not sure about the Cummins but I know some engines if overfilled can cause the crank to spin through the oil which foams it. Air don't lubricate. I love my CTD too, can't stand incompetant people who are paid good money to know what they are doing but don't.<br>Tim
03-07-2003, 10:14 PM
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Re: too much oil???????
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but if Dingo's truck is dribbling or spraying diesel fuel from a cracked injector and/or line, etc., wouldn't it get into the crankcase -- so it might look as though it had been overfilled with oil? <br><br>Maybe he ought to check it out, however unlikely? <br><br>GP
<br><br>Maybe he ought to check it out, however unlikely? <br><br>GP
03-07-2003, 11:28 PM
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Re: too much oil???????
that is a good angle about the injector leaking, but the reason i knew that it had 15 quarts in it was bcuz they had a list of services done to the truck.... such as replace windshield, which we all know happens more than normal in our rams. also had listed replace power steering pump, e brake pedal, and oil and filter change and 15 quarts15 40 wt oil. Na*a filter hope and think that it is better than f**m filter. Well not that bad I hope . still under warranty at least... in service date 5/99......<br> dingo
03-07-2003, 11:32 PM
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P.S. still have on paper oil change info and took picture of full oil pan I drained under truck... just for records ...you never know . dingo
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Re: too much oil???????
[quote author=dingo link=board=4;threadid=11941;start=0#113153 date=1047101281]<br> <br> Na*a filter hope and think that it is better than f**m filter. Well not that bad I hope . still under warranty at least... in service date 5/99......<br> dingo<br>[/quote]<br><br>Is this a Dodge dealer? They used a Napa filter not a Mopar filter?