[s-cars] (LAC) Oil overfill tolerance on a 2.8 liter 24 V in a Passat GLX

[LL - NY]

The owner's manual warns of this, and says that subsequent Kitty damage
would result. Figure that is worthwhile leverage with the dealer whom
screwed up the job to begin with.

LL - NY

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 10:10 AM, <jlagnese at massed.net> wrote:

> The in line 4 and 5 cyl will suck the extra oil up (through the crankcase
> breather?) into the air filter. BTDT, it causes a large scary cloud of
> smoke!
>
> John
> ---- Original message ----
>
> *Date:* Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:45:11 -0400
> *From:* LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* (LAC) Oil overfill tolerance on a 2.8 liter 24 V in a Passat
> GLX
> *To:* Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>, Scarlist <
> s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >In checking out my Mom's car over the weekend, I have found her car's
> >crankcase overfilled (by the
> >dealer, no less) by around 1/2 quart. Anyone have any idea if that is in
> >acceptable tolerance for
> >being overfilled. 2.8 liter 24 V, Tip, 4-motion, just in case there are
> >other oil pan configs.
> >
> >And, more credit to the stealer. All of her tires were at 37 psig (spec
> >30F/28R). Which means the tech
> >can at least read a gauge.
> >
> >Audi content, the dealer also services Audi's.
> >
> >LL - NY
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