Just had my 2000 RR 4.0 serviced and the oil level is around an inch above the full mark. There is a "do not overfill" mark on the dipstick. Someone doing the oil change put too much in. Should I be concerned about this?
Yes, the crankshaft will be hitting the top of the oil as it rotates, causing frothing which can (if severe enough) cause issues with the hydraulic followers and bearing shells. Take it back (driving carefully), show them it's high and make them correct the level. You've paid for a service from a company, you are entitled to have that service carried out correctly. Badger.
Yes - but don't panic. I assume you have not done many miles since the service. If so just drain off the excess and the chances are no harm will have been done. Personaly, I would get them to do it, and get a letter or something in writing acknowledging it, just in case.
Richard
A whole inch is a heck of a lot, so yes get it rectified. Don't worry about it though because if it ain't broke then that is the way it is..... not broke. It's not alive and therefore will not suffer indigestion or feel any pain if you see what I mean.
Huw
Disappointed because this is my first visit outside the franchised dealer network to an independent specialist. I asked them to carry out a C service but they didn't touch the air suspension, fuel filter (and who knows what else) - and overfilled the engine oil. No LR check list was used! All the drivetrain oils were changed, pollen filters and air filter for well under half the price of the main dealer. This "full" service was quite different to what I expected. I am going to drain some oil off myself and return it to the main dealer next week for the remainder of the 48k service in addition to the problem of a miss, shortly after start-up from cold, which was not attended to.
Drained the oil out myself and to get it back to the full mark required one litre to be taken out. I hope no damage was done. I used the car for around
15 miles at low speed before I realised the problem. I will certainly not be returning to this outfit. Although I believe the proprietor to be competent, one of his employees must not be.David
Is that really the best idea, if the proprieter you think is competent*, informing him will maybe give him the opportunity to educate his errant employee or/and ultimately stop that employee overfilling other customer's cars with possibly worse effects than you incurred.
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