Slight Overfilling of Oil

Yeah just a leetle too much. The distance between the pips represents 1.5 liters, according to 2nd gen Owners Manual. Just doing a ratio equation, laying a ruler on that pic, I think you'd need to drain about 350 cc to get it back to top pip.

It was more or less level this time?

 

Do a little over or exactly at 3.5 quarts next time and you should be fine.

 

drain too much, rather than too little, into a clean container. then you can slowly add and measure. you don't want to have to drain twice.

 

if i was changing my own oil, i would start with 3 quarts, then slowly add and measure, until i got comfortable.

 

Congrats on the first oil change. I think it's something everyone who's able bodied should do if they have a flat spot to do so.

If you can find a large syringe and a small tube, as previously mentioned, it's easy. Don't try to suck it out with your mouth unless you want to risk spending the rest of the day and most of tomorrow trying to spit out the taste. Did that once on a motorcycle. No fun spitting all day while wearing a full coverage helmet.

This is what I do every time. You don't have to get it perfect; just not over-full.

And, as several mentioned, start it up to make sure the filter is full and then let it settle before you call it "done." Once you've done it a couple times, it's routine.

 

The dealer consistently overfilled the oil. I installed a Fumoto easy drain oil pan drain plug to easily drain off the excess oil (search for Fumoto or EZ Drain valve F103).

When I got tired of having to do that, I started supplying 4 qts of oil and telling them I will top off the level myself, which I don't do, because the oil level comes out in the middle of the oil dipstick indicator points.

 

If you're careful, you can back out the drain bolt, but hold it in place, just cant it slightly, almost out, and trickle out a cup or two.

 

Me too. But OCD might cause others to fret about it.
What your picture shows is well within the "margin for error".

 

Just drain the oil filter and you'll be good to go.

 

put on a fumoto valve if you are going to be doing your own.

Saves you time and trouble when your miscount your "glugs."

Been using them since I was 20 years old, never had a problem. But they have saved me several times, plus they really make the whole change simple. No new washers to worry about, no wrench to remove drain plug....

 

Holy moly, this thread is bat shit crazy! Any '06 worth it's salt will drink that 4 or 5 ounces of overfill within 500 miles. And it will not grenade itself in the process. Anywhere around 3.75 quarts is perfect Gen 2 fill using the the spec F2 filter. IMO 3.9 is somewhere around 3.75. Leave it alone and it might save you one top-off during the interval.

 

be careful at jiffy lube. those monkeys have bricked a lot of engines over the years, and no one knows what oil they use.
if you insist, at least check the level before driving off. and even then, you won't know if they changed the filter, or if they even put one in, after removing the old.