#did my mechanic overfill my oil?

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tawdry vortex
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The level is at the black bar. Before i went to the mechanic it was on the honeycomb part. Did he overfill it? Drives fine otherwise, no oil lamp or any weird noises

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Its a honda accord eu 2010 (acura tsx in the US)

somber monolith
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When did you check it? Right after you ran the car or after it has been sitting on a level setting?

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If you checked it after it has been sitting for a while, then yes, it looks like he overfilled it.

tawdry vortex
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Damn idk what to do i have to work in a bit and heard its bad to drive it while overfilled

obsidian shore
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just drain a bit of oil from the drain plug and check again

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definitely don't want to drive it like that or it won't have enough lubrication

tawdry vortex
obsidian shore
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is there any tall curbs near you

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i'd try parking it on it, if you're lucky you'll have enough room to crawl under there

solemn moth
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Question from an old guy with bad eyes. Does the dipstick have two holes on the flat surface? Up to and covering the top hole you are fine. 1/4inch above that is overfill.

native tangle
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dont touch it yourself. honestly cant for sure tell from the photo you took. post it without the drawing or take another one.

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i would test is right after running.

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i say dont touch it yourself just have them take care of it.

analog wharf
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Get a turkey bason and suck out some of the oil

somber monolith
outer coral
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no the honeycomb is at resting supposing you drove it home and then took this picture you should be fine

primal mirage
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dont drain you oil for this

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U ran it afterwards which means the oil is hot therefore it hit higher on the stick then cold. No smoke out of the exausht no trouble

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As soon as you remove oil from it you are liable. If your engine breaks because of this they are liable.