Too much oil?

[malaga]

My boyfriend keeps telling me that i put too much oil in my car and that 'everyone knows' that too much oil is worse than too little. i find this difficult to believe. Is it true? The oil light was on but the dipstick showed the oil way above the flat part of the stick. I put more in anyway. He says i shouldn't have. I've had the car for 9 months (bought 2nd hand - it's a 1997) but never changed the oil, only topped it up a few times. Is it better to change it?
Any help apreciated- thanks

 

[J333EVO]

Believe your boyfriend, too much is v.bad, get an oil change and as this should be done at minimum every 12months or 6000miles for best results and who ever does it will set the oil to the correct level.

Aaron.

 

[malaga]

Thanks Aoron. i will do.

 

[Luke]

Also, im pretty sure the oil warning light means low oil pressure not low oil level Which means you need to get an oil change PDQ and hope the dirty oil is the suspect.

When changing the oil, dont forget the filter

 

[hmallett]

Too much and too little oil are both bad. Too little will mean no engine lubrication, and engine wear at a massivley accelerated rate. Not only that, but the oil also cools the engine. With too much oil, I believe that the crankshaft will hit the oil, causing it to froth up, which stops it being circulated around the engine correctly.
As luke says, the oil light is for oil pressure, rather than level. If it's coming on, then there's a problem of some sort, such as too little oil, the oil is so thin it's turned to water, or a faulty oil pump or similar.
H

 

[smokeme]

Too much and too little oil are both bad. Too little will mean no engine lubrication, and engine wear at a massivley accelerated rate. Not only that, but the oil also cools the engine. With too much oil, I believe that the crankshaft will hit the oil, causing it to froth up, which stops it being circulated around the engine correctly.
As luke says, the oil light is for oil pressure, rather than level. If it's coming on, then there's a problem of some sort, such as too little oil, the oil is so thin it's turned to water, or a faulty oil pump or similar.
H

Correct on all ocasions .