I overfilled my oil by about a 1/4 of an inch on my dipstick. Is this too much.

 

No, don't worry that isn't to much.

 

No and on the silverstone xk's part of the package was a dipstick that increased oil capacity by about a qt if i remember. That was for more "spirited" driving

 

I did drop some out just to be on the safe side and now its between the bars.
thanks for the replies!

 

Even more than the revised dipstick for the 4.0l cars? That's pretty cool.

 

I think I have the wrong dip stick in my 03 XKR. I think I accidentally swapped it with the one from my 01 XK8. It shows the oil level over the full mark. Does anyone know the correct part number for the stick as I want to order another one. I did a little research and came up with part number C2C22741. They want $25.99 for a replacement, sounds a little high.

Bill N
03 XKR

 

Tell me more abt the 4.0 dipstick? My garage simply puts in the required amount of oil, and tells me not to worry about the apparent overfill according to the dipstick.

Seems there's a story here?

 

There is

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...verfill-57708/

 

I have a 2001 xk8 I have just topped up the oil about half a litre since its service 1500 miles ago. Is that alot for such small mileage. It brought dipstick to nearly full level.

 

How many miles on the engine?

 

No, I wouldn't consider that excessive oil use by any means. My 1999 AJV6 (134,000 miles) gets through about the same amount.

 

There's 32000 miles although the car is 2001. Im used to not checking and filling oil on 3.2 litre audi.
Cheers

 

I never saw an Audi that didn't burn oil, and this is going back to the 100 C1.

 

The primary concern regarding overfill is that it might cause the oil to foam when the throws of the crankshaft begin sloshing the extra oil in the pan. Aerated or foamed oil is difficult to pump, and in extreme cases could cause oil starvation.

There is also a secondary issue regarding additional parasitic engine drag created when crank throw must 'cut through' the raised volume of oil in the crankcase as it rotates. It is minor, but still a concern.

 

However, see post #3 and post #8.

I run at the "silverstone" levels because it is factory sanctioned.

 

As you should. The factory engineers must have determined that an extra liter can be added w/o concerns about windage.