1997 Pontiac Bonneville check engine light

Tiny
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1997 Pontiac Bonneville 6 cyl 150000 miles

My check engine light came on.I stopped and realized I was out of oil. Put in 4 quarts. Now people are telling me 4 quarts is too much to put into an engine that was empty. Do I need to have some of that drained out
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 AT 9:19 AM

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Tiny
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You're good-check the dipstick where the level is-it ask for 4qts without the filter might need 2 pints more to get it on the full mark area.

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 AT 10:33 AM
Tiny
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From: aabearsalive
To: rasmataz
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:31 am
Subject: too much oil
thanks but what I need to know, is if the dipstick doesn't say it is overfilled, is it true that for an engine that reads no oil via the dipstick that filling it up to the full point is wrong. Some people are saying you shouldn't add it all at once

They got you all confuse-While engine is off when you pull the dipstick it will tell you whether you need oil or not-this is where you guide yourself.

If it doesn't go over the full mark then you don't need to add but below the full mark, it normally needs a quart to bring it up to the full mark.

Your car takes 4 quarts, if you fill it 5 than you're overfill.

Simple if the dipstick read no oil on it-its needs refilling, don't put in 4 qts unless the crankcase is totally empty. Put a qt one at a time.
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 AT 11:46 AM

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