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categories = ["vehicle"]
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date = 2025-03-01T08:36:00-06:00
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description = ""
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slug = "2025-03-car-maintenance"
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title = "🚗 Oil Change & Engine Coolant"
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author = "nicholas"
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Once again, I must change the oil and oil filter in my now *wife's / our* vehicle. I repeat the process documented in my previous post.
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## Hazard of Too *Much* Oil
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I did not do as well as I did the first time. I poured in too much oil, an amount that just submerged the entire dipstick indicator. This *could* be very bad because if the oil is reachable by the crankshaft, it would whip the oil into foam. Aerated oil does not lubricate well. Through various forums I was reassured that the level of excess oil added probably, almost certainly, would not result in any kind of engine damage or be sufficient to reach the crankshaft, but I made sure to get the level between the hatches anyway by draining some oil from the drain plug beneath the car.
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{{< image
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src="images/oil-dipstick.jpg"
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alt="Car engine oil dipstick indicator shows oil level is within acceptable levels"
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caption="Perfect dipstick" >}}
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It was much easier this time, as can be expected. Done. |