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Ok, took it back to the shop and they drained the excess oil but don't know how much. The dipstick show the oil level is still above the top dot by about 1/8 of an inch. The tech said this is ok. Is it? Is it really important that the level is not above the top dot?
Any response regarding the dipstick question?
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Still bad. Needs to be at or below the top mark so the crank isn't whipping the oil into foam.
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