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Re: Quick lube mess up?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 9/5/2005

Larry, overfilling with oil can cause lots of problems. The crank is now splashing exess oil up on the cylinder walls that the rings can't scape off fast enough. That's how it got into the exhaust. Plus some has gotten into the intake through the EGR system. I... Login to read more.