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    Mar 7, 2007, 07:07 AM
    97 Honda Civic Too much oil?
    I checked my oil yesterday and it said there was none in there so I put two quarts in. The dipstick now shows that there's too much oil... what do I do?
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    Mar 7, 2007, 07:42 AM
    Drain the excess out. Don't leave it overfilled.
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    May 11, 2007, 06:44 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by robbinsj
    I checked my oil yesterday and it said there was none in there so i put two quarts in. The dipstick now shows that there's too much oil...what do i do?
    How weird, I did the same thing yesterday! Dipstick said almost nothing, I added two quarts, now I'm overfilled... what do I do?
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