Engine oil overfill

[ash1212002]

C250 cgi petrol facelift 2011 blue efficiency

Car takes 5.5 litres of engine oil

Used the pela pump which can extract 6 litres the bloody previous independent garage that serviced the vehicle has overfilled the engine!

It got to a point where the pela pump was full had to remove some out of the pump and extract again!

I've removed a total of 9.5 litres of oil!

Ive driven the vehicle over 500 miles short and long journeys on the motorway

Would the overfill caused any long term damage?

 

[clk320x]

What year is the car?

 

[ash1212002]

What year is the car?

2011 c250 cgi facelift blue efficiency petrol

 

[clk320x]

2011 c250 cgi facelift blue efficiency petrol

Ouch yeah I just checked and it’s showing up at 5.5L capacity...

Wow.... hopefully no long term damage. I thought you’d get an error message if overfilled. I was going to say check you didn’t drain out the ATF with the pump by accident, but obviously the car won’t be driving now then

 

[ash1212002]

Ouch yeah I just checked and it’s showing up at 5.5L capacity...

Wow.... hopefully no long term damage. I thought you’d get an error message if overfilled. I was going to say check you didn’t drain out the ATF with the pump by accident, but obviously the car won’t be driving now then

Haha, Definitely engine oil dipstick i removed to extract the oil

No warning message whatsoever, although i did notice at times exhaust fumes which i thought were excessive, but thought it was normal

 

[clk320x]

Haha, Definitely engine oil dipstick i removed to extract the oil

No warning message whatsoever, although i did notice at times exhaust fumes which i thought were excessive, but thought it was normal

Give the garage a call! Pretty sure they are responsible for any damage they caused, although it might be difficult to prove?

 

[renault12ts]

So, your car has a dipstick? Did you check it before the oil change?

 

[ash1212002]

Give the garage a call! Pretty sure they are responsible for any damage they caused, although it might be difficult to prove?

Only purchased the vehicle privately recently, i'm guessing i won't get far with them, they'll wash their hands of any responsibility

 

[ash1212002]

So, your car has a dipstick? Did you check it before the oil change?

Yep has a dipstick, did check previously couldn't really tell

 

[bob6600]

My W210 would tell me if the oil was too high or too low, did you get any warnings? Not disputing what you said but can you physically put almost double the amount of oil in the engine? What made you change the oil after 500 miles?

EDIT: I see you recently bought the car and hence changed the oil.

If you checked the dipstick, 9.5L vs 5.5L is very noticeable!

 

[ash1212002]

My W210 would tell me if the oil was too high or too low, did you get any warnings? Not disputing what you said but can you physically put almost double the amount of oil in the engine? What made you change the oil after 500 miles?

EDIT: I see you recently bought the car and hence changed the oil.

If you checked the dipstick, 9.5L vs 5.5L is very noticeable!

No warning lights whatsover, at the time when i viewed the car it was definitely above max but didn't really think it was that much over!

Definitely 9.5 litres were extracted 5.5 in the pela pump and the rest 4 litres in 2 litre bottles

My c250 has a dipstick i think the ones without the dipstick are digital readouts on the dash

 

[renault12ts]

No warning lights whatsover, at the time when i viewed the car it was definitely above max but didn't really think it was that much over!

Definitely 9.5 litres were extracted 5.5 in the pela pump and the rest 4 litres in 2 litre bottles

My c250 has a dipstick i think the ones without the dipstick are digital readouts on the dash

My car has both.

Not sure how you couldn't tell though on the dipstick.

 

[ash1212002]

My car has both.

Not sure how you couldn't tell though on the dipstick.

Must have been the excitement of purchasing the car clouded my judgement

 

[Bellow]

My car has both.

Not sure how you couldn't tell though on the dipstick.

Because the dipstick was floating a foot above the engine bay?

That's a massive overfill and the oil control rings will have taken a hiding. How to prove it though?

 

[ash1212002]

Because the dipstick was floating a foot above the engine bay?

That's a massive overfill and the oil control rings will have taken a hiding. How to prove it though?

Carried out tec4 engine flush and replaced with mercedes 229.5 oil, 5.5 litres exact

Here's hoping no lasting damage has occurred

 

[Deletedmember130310]

is your pela pump calibrated in pints?

5.5 litres = 9.7 pints...

 

[ash1212002]

is your peal pump calibrated in pints?

5.5 litres = 9.7 pints...

I believe if im not mistaken, each gradient within the pump represents 1 litre

 

[Bellow]

Here's hoping no lasting damage has occurred

Monitor your oil consumption. And find some way of documenting the removal of 9.5l - photographs with a date showing - and keep.
If the consumption is excessively high over the next few hundred miles - return to vendor.

You should have noticed the high oil level when you checked the dipstick for signs of water during pre-sale evaluation....

 

[ash1212002]

I would say the car has probably done approx 1000 or so miles since it was overfilled by the independent garage last year jan 2018 to today when I replaced the oil and oil filter

 

[ash1212002]

Monitor your oil consumption. And find some way of documenting the removal of 9.5l - photographs with a date showing - and keep.
If the consumption is excessively high over the next few hundred miles - return to vendor.

You should have noticed the high oil level when you checked the dipstick for signs of water during pre-sale evaluation....

Yep i've taken a picture of all the oil extracted.

I purchased the car privately, would i have any grounds to take it up with the independent garage?

Im traveling up north on the weekend circa 125 miles will have a check when i arrive once the oil has settled

Signs of water?