A good friend of mine just bough an evo, and I told him I'd come over to check it out and make sure everything was squared away. When I checked his oil level, it was a good 1/4 inch above the top notch. I told him not to drive it till I get a definitive answer as to whether or not this would be a problem. The car was ICE cold on level ground. He only has 17 miles on the thing. So, leave it? Drain it? Change oil?

Also, his car was built in June. Should he swap the oil simply due to age?

Thanks for your replies
-Dave

 

leave it alone, it always lands there when I fill it up with 5 qurts.

 

yes thats right where it needs to be with 5 quarts, ive been putting 5 quarts in since first change, 7000 miles so far and not one single problem...

 

You mean to tell me you guys fill it till it lands 1/4 inch ABOVE the full notch when the engine is ice cold? Any other comments?

 

no i put 5 quarts in, and thats about were it is maybe not ICE cold but in that general area..