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Shop filled oil up to dipstick handle.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by VIDEODROME, Mar 12, 2019.

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  1. Mar 12, 2019 #1
    VIDEODROME

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    I started this job in December with a Volvo that started giving me problems related more to the fuel system and DEF system. I was put in a Penske rental for a while and now they want me to move back into my original truck.

    I'm checking a few things and find the oil is way past the Max level. Maybe by an inch and a half almost up to the bottom of the handle. I'm not a mechanic, but this seems weird to me. I'm not sure if some mechanics think semis have a tolerance for this or if some oil will be taken up by the filter and the dipstick level will come down?
     
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  3. Mar 12, 2019 #2
    snowwy

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    Bossman always adds an extra gallon to mine when he services the truck.
     
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  4. Mar 12, 2019 #3
    Ridgeline

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    Too much oil could blow the seals in the engine because it is not a vented crankcase.

    Get it drained.
     
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  5. Mar 12, 2019 #4
    lovespink

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    Yea. Listen to Ridgeline...
     
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  7. Mar 12, 2019 #5
    spindrift

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    Too much oil is far less likely to blow seals. It will blow out the dipstick first. What will happen is that the crank/piston journals will beat the hell out of the oil in the pan. When it does that, you have aerated oil which doesn't provide the intended lubricity of wear items. Severe engine damage can occur if oil is not drained to the proper level.
     
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  8. Mar 12, 2019 #6
    lovespink

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    I’ve seen where it has come shooting out because the driver had put too much.
     
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  9. Mar 12, 2019 #7
    Ffx95

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    #### how much oil is that #### truck burning? Either that or they’re trying to set you up.
     
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  10. Mar 12, 2019 #8
    lovespink

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    lol
     
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  11. Mar 12, 2019 #9
    lovespink

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    Could have been an accident
     
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  12. Mar 12, 2019 #10
    bigguns

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    Is it too much oil or lots of fuel and oil? He said truck was in shop for fuel system and def problems.
     
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