Just filled my car up with way to much motor OIL how do i drain it?
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Hey Goon, don't even mess around and put it off. You'll blow your seals if you have too much oil and drive around. You're probably still ok. Just do like they said and look for the drain plug on the bottom of the oil pan. You'll probably make a huge mess if you try to put that plug back in while it's still draining. But you can try. Or just collect the oil in a CLEAN container and reuse it. Here's a tip you need to pay attention to. When you put the drain plug back in? DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN IT. Just make it snug. If you over tighten it you'll strip the threads. Bad idea.
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At the bottom of your sump you will see a lone bolt. Undo.
undo the nut when moter is cold or you will get burnt & catch it in a container & dispose of in a safe way
drain all the oil out then fill back up to level . the sump plug is normally easy to see on the sump eg nut,alan nut or hex nut. personally i would do a complete oil change, if the oil is 6 months old before you topped it up . oil filters only cost about 10 pounds, to DIY should take about 20 Min's if you are a complete novice.
your oil pan has a drain plug, just take it out. put a pan under it first, then pour back the amount needed for your car. PS It's kind of messy, have some paper towels handy.
It needs to be drained very quickly or you will damage the seals. Their is a sump plug at the bottom of the engine but the fiest is quite low and you may not be able to get under. go to a small garage and they will drain the oil. For the cost involvced you might as well put new oil back in and a filter, the oil should be around £10 and a new filter about six pounds, the garage will probably want £10 to do it. If the oil level is only just high on the dipstick run with it, more than a few millimetres- drop the oil
Yep, time to get on your back i'm afraid.
Lie flat and get yourself under the engine, your looking for a large bolt head under the sump, and as soon as you open it all the oil will come pouring out.
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Get something large but flat to catch it in, be prepared because it will come out fast and try not to drop the bolt because your going to need to put it back in. Try not to let it drop, hold it over the hole so you can screw it back in.
The oil will make a real mess so be ready with a cloths if you've not done this before, and if the car has just been running it's going to be HOT.
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http://www.careersnet.org/automotive/phs.
you could either unscrew the sump a little bit n let some out but most cars burn the extra oil without damaging you car
Get a pump suitable for removing oil from boat motors. These are available from boat shops(!). Manual or motorised, the manual ones are much cheaper. Push it down the dipstick tube and pump out as much oil as you like. Easier if the oil is hot or at least warm. If you pump into a clean container you can re-use the oil to top up to the correct level if it is clean.
You can also use the pump to remove old oil for an oil change. Probably not quite as good as draining from the sump plug but a lot better than no oil change at all and you can virtually do the whole job in your best dinner suit.
If it's a Zetec engine, easiest way is to put a large pan underneath the Oil filter and loosen it off a bit (with engine off). The filter holds roughly 1/5 of the sump capacity. As you undo it the oil will drain from the filter, do not remove it totally, just undo it to about 40%. Once drained, tighten it up again (important) and run the engine, check the oil level and if needs be, repeat. the filter will be refilled with oil, thus you can repeat the excercise and drain some more.
the problem with undoing the Sump bolt is that the whole lot will drain out, by loosening off the filter it's just a bit at a time, plus when refilling you don't waste as much new oil.
wish you good luck, but if you cudn't pse take it to Ford Auto center.
P REG is too much a car to toy with except you want to go for "pimp my ride" lol.
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