too much oil after oil change

[clioman]

I did my oil change yesterday which as I was pouring I realised I had gone to far. The car is mk2 172 which i understand takes 4.9l with oil filter. I have put 5.2l in. will this do any harm or am i better draining some out?

I have dip sticked the car a it is reading over by about 5mm.

Can anyone help?

 

[Dink]

take some out asap

 

[clioman]

will it damage the engine then?

 

[izibizi]

it takes 5.1liters
you are fine!

 

[The_Notorious_C.U.P]

Did the same thing and Reno listed it as URGENT in the 25 point safety inspection, apparently overfilling is a bad as having hardly any oil at all. Check what the right amount is and if needs be defo drain some out

 

[Rich]

Too much is as bad as not enough in the fact it will damage seals etc to force its way out.

 

[The Hoff]

That quantity will be fine. If you put 6L in then yes you could have a problem, but 200ml over the top if fk all. Pouring oil is not an exact science, and unfortunately gauging the oil on a 172/182 is a b**ch as the dipstick is as useless as the electronic display is, and for that reason theres a safety buffer. You'll burn that 200ml off in 200 miles anyway.

In short, don't listen too much to what everybody tells you, just watch what your doing next time.

 

[thedoc]

daft question, but relevant - have you parked on the level?
I'd take a bit out personally...