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arpy69
 Post subject: Too much oil
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I topped my oil up at the weekend and looks like I have put too much in, it is quite a way over the maximum on the dipstick. Looking at the block I think I can see oil coming out of the Oil Pressure Relief Valve, which I guess is part of it's purpose.

Like all Mini's it drops oil anyway, should I just leave it until it drops enough to get back to normal levels or should I drain some off?

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you can frig up your motor with too much oil.

Drain it to the right level!

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arpy69 wrote:
I topped my oil up at the weekend and looks like I have put too much in, it is quite a way over the maximum on the dipstick. Looking at the block I think I can see oil coming out of the Oil Pressure Relief Valve, which I guess is part of it's purpose.


No, that's not how it works!
Too much oil will lead to blown seals. Drop some of that oil out the sump plug ASAP!

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Drain some out before you stuff things up big time - very expensive to fix when the job will only take you 5 minutes.

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Hmm...how much oil is too much ?

My oil pressure used to drop to about 10 going around sharp corners, so i was told to fill it up about 1cm past the full line on the dipstick.

Should I not do this in future ?

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Max, i used to do the same before i got a centre oil pickup whenever i went on spirited drives..Never had a problem.

We really need to determine how much higher it is than max on the dipstick a cm or two shouldn't cause any problems

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on the topics of oils what do you guys use and what is the recommended oils to use. :shock:
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Mini Mad
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IMO you can't go past Castrol Formula R 20w50 NON SYNTHETIC..

It's the same as the new Castrol EDGE Sport 25w50
http://www.castroledge.com.au/

Good stuff indeed...

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Yup, I use castrol Formula R, never had an issue with it. Kazjim put me on to it.

Also, are the centre pickups hard to fit ?

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Not really, they just replace the old strainer with a sock like filter and extended tube, much easier to fit with the engine out and apart ;) No cheap for what they are, but i'd do it while it's apart.

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