So i recently bought a 2008 Evo X. I noticed a burning oil smell after longer drives and checked the oil level, which read high. There were also a few small bubbles in the oil; I assume from the overfilled oil getting splashed around:



I drained the oil to the proper level and the smell went away.

My question is, would this cause any non-obvious damage to the seals that would crop up later?

 

I've heard over filling your oil can damage your oil pressure...

 

i would also like to know. i took my car in for the 30k service at huntington mitsubishi and they over filled the oil.

 

Hmmm my pic didn't come through. Here's a link to the dipstick pic:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

 

that doesnt really look like its overfilled. 5 qts will put it at the second hole

 

It's kind of a crappy pic with some glare. The oil actually goes above the second hole almost as far as the two holes are separated. The grey-to-silver transition is the oil line, not the brown to grey transition. You can see a bubble in the oil above the brown to grey oil line.

 

oh i see now, yea that's overfilled by at least a quart. drain it all (including filter) and refill it with FIVE quarts.

 

Already did; oil smell went away. Worried that it caused permanent damage. . .