Future owner here (in “several” months....sigh), May I ask what made you thinking about overfill? Shouldn’t the level indicator tell you so?

really make me nerves reading this sort of things.

Being in the local Lexus dealership twice to test drive LC and LS, well, people over there surely won’t assure me a peace of mind...... not the Lexus care I read online or advertised....

 

I am feeling the same thing that you are feeling. I just decided to do a routine check of the oil level, as I do periodically, but had not done since the actual oil was changed.

 

the reason your dip stick reads high is that the last time they changed your oil, they forgot to renew the filter

 

That’s an interesting thought and if that’s the case I’d imagine they’d never admit it and just remove the excess oil. Now if I were the op I’d bring this up and insist on a new filter just to be safe

 

I want to learn oil change myself...... seriously... any hint, good links....thanks...

I don’t want low pay people to touch my new car in the future. Crap pay only attract %#Ą*^&@..., also they don’t care about our nice cars.

I recently replaced one of two AC and furnace, cost me 14k. Guess what, it is supposed to be an entire day work, but these people finished within half day before 1:00 pm. It’s a Friday (mistake!) you know.... then just 4 days later, the new AC completely dead, I went up to attic and found the massive new water pan is full of water to trip the switch to cut off power!

Called the AC company and they sent a tech guy, he told me the overflow drain line was installed on the opposite slope..... lmao... BTW, the AC installation guy left me a nice hammer as well as bunch of residual material as “gift”..... I don’t blame them, it’s a Friday anyway, it’s my mistake to schedule a Friday task!

My current job is quite busy and very well paid, this AC guys’ carelessness has literally cost me too much of extra money, if counting my office pay to be at home to be with them.....

 

^^^^See this thread:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lc-...l-changes.html

 

You are always so helpful!
Thanks!

 

any car can be overfilled. i just had the oil changed by the dealer on the LC so will check levels later today.

are you saying your local dealer didn't impress you, or that SunCruzin's experience has you doubting all Lexus dealer's ability to do an oil change?

 

My local dealership does not impress me.

First time wife and I are buying Lexus is a jump on the very top of the Lexus line: LC500. But test drive service and the actual thing ( L/Certified 2018 LC500) is quite off from what their story telling.

To be more specifically, my 2nd test drive with the tech guy in the car. The tech guy’s first word is:” Hey, this car is actually in good condition!”.....what the hell?!

Later I accidentally found the center console side panel on driver’s side is disengaged and left a huge half inch bend gap behind the seat! I can see the plastic hooks! Tech guy tried to pull it back to seal the gap. He pull very hard and failed..... he said they can have this fixed...... OK, well, but where is 161 points inspection L/Certified? I doubt not even 16 points check was actually conducted. Also, what could have happened to this car to cause damage like this? And I was not informed. I buy new. Period.

I tried my best not to burst immediately.

 

Don't know if the LC500 & ISF have the same oil capacity @ 9.8 qts but there have been plenty of threads over the years on the ISF forum as Lou can attest to that state the same thing about dealerships putting in too much oil in the crankcase of the 2UR. If done for a prolonged period of time the oil sloshes around and can get into the spark plug tube seals on the rear 2 cylinders closest to the firewall as has been documented on some ISF's.

I always change my own oil and start with 9 qts and add accordingly until the dipstick is at the halfway point for me. After talking to Rafi @ RR Racing he said that he's had better luck with their shop ISF at the midway point of the dipstick to be on the safe side for preventing any ingesting of oil through the PCV (internal oil separator) and back through the intake that lowers your KCLV #'s the ecu responds by pulling timing as oil doesn't have a high octane number and doesn't do the car any favors at that point.

Just thought I'd chime in as that's what I do with my ISF. I probably end up totaling out at about 9.4 qts max added to the crankcase as your never going to get all the used oil out at a oil change and especially at the dealerships as the lube techs don't take the time to drain out your oil completely as they're under the gun time wise to move the next car in.

Just some food for thought😎

 

didn't drive the lc today so it didn't get warmed up for me to check the oil after the dealer change this week but def will over weekend!

 

^^^^Oil should be checked with a cold engine. This allows the oil that's in the drivetrain to drip down into the pan.

And - the dipstick should be held in a horizontal position. Not vertically like in the first post. If held vertically oil can drip and throw off the reading.

 

I have also always felt that oil should be checked when the engine is cold and all of the oil is in the pan. This is why I had no hesitancy in determining the oil level with a car that had been sitting for 24 hours.
Just to reiterate, in the first pic, as I noted, the dipstick was being held horizontally and not vertically. The way the image looks may appear otherwise.

 

ok thanks! i guess i was mixing that up with DRAINING the oil which should be done with a warmed up engine. plus earlier posts like this one:

 

Some vehicles require oil to be checked when at normal operating temp, had a few 911's that required this, although there were no dipsticks and was checked via the instrument cluster/gauge.