oil change price?? overfilled my clk
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2001 clk 430
oil change price?? overfilled my clk
so i am a dummy and put to much oil in my clk 430. now the reduce light comes on.
how much is a oil change and is it a easy thing for me to syphin out some oil. got to drive to wrk tomm so wondering what i can do with minimul tools. or should i go get a oil change with minimul money?
need help here
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how much is a oil change and is it a easy thing for me to syphin out some oil. got to drive to wrk tomm so wondering what i can do with minimul tools. or should i go get a oil change with minimul money?
need help here
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Well it sounds like your are not that used to doing work on the car yourslf, but at least you are attempting it !. You are right to drain the oil as too much oil can damage the engine due to the ecxess pressure. The good news for you is that you will not need any expensive tools to remove some of the oil.
The normal method is to remove the oil by undoing the sump drain plug underneath the engine. If you have a socket or spanner make sure it is the correct size to avoid damaging the nut and undo, making sure you have a tray or something underneath the hole for the oil to drain into. Dont worry if you drain too much as you can always pour some back in the top.
The other method is to use a syphen which can be placed into the dip-stick tube enabling you to drain the oil from the top of the engine.
If you do take it to a garage to get them to do it, it should only take them 10mins so dont get overcharged for what is a very simple job ! Good luck
The normal method is to remove the oil by undoing the sump drain plug underneath the engine. If you have a socket or spanner make sure it is the correct size to avoid damaging the nut and undo, making sure you have a tray or something underneath the hole for the oil to drain into. Dont worry if you drain too much as you can always pour some back in the top.
The other method is to use a syphen which can be placed into the dip-stick tube enabling you to drain the oil from the top of the engine.
If you do take it to a garage to get them to do it, it should only take them 10mins so dont get overcharged for what is a very simple job ! Good luck
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You didnt say how much you over filled or why u put oil in. Were you low on oil and due for a change? Depending on how much you over filled, I would correct BEFORE driving. When you over fill enough to reach the crankshaft, the oil will turn to a milkshake when running the engine. The crankshaft will aerate the oil to the point where it no longer lubricates. If not corrected it's bye bye motor time! I.E. overfill is WAY worse than low oil.
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You didnt say how much you over filled or why u put oil in. Were you low on oil and due for a change? Depending on how much you over filled, I would correct BEFORE driving. When you over fill enough to reach the crankshaft, the oil will turn to a milkshake when running the engine. The crankshaft will aerate the oil to the point where it no longer lubricates. If not corrected it's bye bye motor time! I.E. overfill is WAY worse than low oil.
I use a topsider. If you had one, you could simply vacuum out however much oil you're over. Topsiders are less than $50, and it will pay for itself in future oil changes. An oil change is easy. However, if you dont know what you're doing, paying someone is A LOT less expensive in the long run. My local dealer, Mercedes Benz of Valencia, charges between $70 and $100 for an oil change when it's on sale. The regular rate is $125. Considering an oil change is $70 in parts, it's not a bad deal for those who can't do it themselves.
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When I overfilled I just stopped at the nearest oil change place tossed the guy a 20 to take the extra half quart out. It took 5 mins and the guy was glad to do it. He had a tool to suck it out from the top.
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i got a oil change everything iscool. have not drivin that far. question is when i do the check through the steering wheel when the car is off. it still says reduce oil level. when i check the dipstick the level is fine. but there is no alert that pops up anymore on the dash while driving. maybe i messed up the sensor from to much oil. has that happened to others?
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If the dipstick reads good, and the dash says otherwise, the oil level sensor may be bad. This is assuming you're checking both at the same time. If the dipstick reads full when cold, and the dash reads overfull only when hot, it may be because 8+ quarts of oil expands a lot when hot. In that case, the car is overfull.
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its is at little more than half way on the stick when hot. and i checked it when hot
drove all day today and no oil warning popping up.
now i was low on gas quarter tank and the exclamation mark came on the dash and i had loss of power. then after fill up it did it once again. dont know whats up with that. hope my fuel pump isnt going bad
drove all day today and no oil warning popping up.
now i was low on gas quarter tank and the exclamation mark came on the dash and i had loss of power. then after fill up it did it once again. dont know whats up with that. hope my fuel pump isnt going bad
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Even i overfilled myn and i also took it to the nearest shop and he took a litlle bit out and light was still on to reduce oil so he took out a lil more and it was fine then.
