Oil level - Toyota Yaris Forums

raysiray · 02-27-2011, 02:15 AM

I have recently bought a second hand Toyota Vitz (Yaris) from Japan and decided to take the car to a mechanic to do a full service before I start to use it.

After the service, I checked the oil level when the engine was cold and noticed that the oil level is about 2 millimetres above the `full level` mark ( a little overfilled)

According to the manual, the oil level must be checked when the engine is at operating temperature and you wait for a few minutes after the engine is switched off so that the oil will drain back into the bottom of the sump. When I followed this procedure the oil level was marked at the full level.

Shall i get the car back to the mechanic and tell him to drain some of the oil so that (according to the manual) I avoid any damage to the engine?

Thks

Bluevitz-rs · 02-27-2011, 08:46 AM

2mm isn't going to affect anything. I wouldn't worry about it.

RedRide · 02-27-2011, 12:21 PM

Most engines are designed to acomodate a bit of overfilling without any problems whatsoever.
Overfilling any engine a small amout is fine as long as the level does not reach the spinning crankshaft.

As long as there is no hint of oil foaming (on the dipstick) that can be caused by a spinning crankshaft dipping in the oil, you are fine.
Most engines (including the Yaris) are designed so you can over fill them a little without having the oil reach the crankshaft.

BTW, 2mm is such a small amount and not worth worring about....it is not even considered overfilling IMO

R2D2 · 03-02-2011, 09:27 AM

It's not a problem.

severous01 · 03-02-2011, 08:41 PM

they put in more than the max amount. prob put in 5q. if you're really worried about it, dump it and put in 3.5q n check it....the thing should take i think 3.7. i put in 4.

bronsin · 03-03-2011, 08:28 AM

+1 YOU HAVE NO ISSUES HERE...

posaunemeister · 03-03-2011, 11:19 PM

Not to start another discussion or anything, but I change my own oil and it only takes me 3qts (after full draining the reservoir and replacing the oil filter), and the fill level makes it to half of an inch below the "full" line, which is close to perfect in my opinion.

raysiray · 03-05-2011, 07:34 AM

Thanks for your help guys.

02-27-2011, 02:15 AM	#1
raysiray Drives: toyota vitz Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Malta Posts: 3	Oil level I have recently bought a second hand Toyota Vitz (Yaris) from Japan and decided to take the car to a mechanic to do a full service before I start to use it. After the service, I checked the oil level when the engine was cold and noticed that the oil level is about 2 millimetres above the `full level` mark ( a little overfilled) According to the manual, the oil level must be checked when the engine is at operating temperature and you wait for a few minutes after the engine is switched off so that the oil will drain back into the bottom of the sump. When I followed this procedure the oil level was marked at the full level. Shall i get the car back to the mechanic and tell him to drain some of the oil so that (according to the manual) I avoid any damage to the engine? Thks

03-02-2011, 09:27 AM	#4
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	It's not a problem. __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

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02-27-2011, 08:46 AM	#2
Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	2mm isn't going to affect anything. I wouldn't worry about it.

02-27-2011, 12:21 PM	#3
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	Most engines are designed to acomodate a bit of overfilling without any problems whatsoever. Overfilling any engine a small amout is fine as long as the level does not reach the spinning crankshaft. As long as there is no hint of oil foaming (on the dipstick) that can be caused by a spinning crankshaft dipping in the oil, you are fine. Most engines (including the Yaris) are designed so you can over fill them a little without having the oil reach the crankshaft. BTW, 2mm is such a small amount and not worth worring about....it is not even considered overfilling IMO

03-02-2011, 08:41 PM	#5
severous01 Drives: 2008 yaris, stripped, red Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SE Texas Posts: 977	they put in more than the max amount. prob put in 5q. if you're really worried about it, dump it and put in 3.5q n check it....the thing should take i think 3.7. i put in 4.

03-03-2011, 08:28 AM	#6
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	+1 YOU HAVE NO ISSUES HERE...

03-03-2011, 11:19 PM	#7
posaunemeister View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris S LB - MM Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 103	Not to start another discussion or anything, but I change my own oil and it only takes me 3qts (after full draining the reservoir and replacing the oil filter), and the fill level makes it to half of an inch below the "full" line, which is close to perfect in my opinion.

03-05-2011, 07:34 AM	#8
raysiray Drives: toyota vitz Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Malta Posts: 3	Thanks for your help guys.