Recent content by SideArmour

Indeed you can damage an engine by overfilling the oil. Every car owner's manual and shop manual I have ever read on the subject says to verify the oil isnt over the "full" line on the dipstick. I'm not an engineer so I dont know by how much over, for how long, and why the damage happens. The...

Hey folks. I actually just bought a 2008 Mazda 5 and when I got it home, I drained oil out thinking they overfilled it. I ran it like that for 1000 miles. Then, this week, I gave it a filter and oil change (motorcraft 5w20 and motorcraft filter from Wally's Mart). Now I'm lost like 'lacky...