too much oil?

[BlackVert]

my dipstick is mangled and i can't use it, so i can't measure my oil level. i need to get that fixed, i know.

a couple of weeks ago my low oil light came on about 3 times in a 7 day span, so i concluded that i needed oil and i put in a quart.

ever since, when i start the car cold, there is a valve clicking noise that goes away after about 30 seconds or so. it sounds like just one valve.

could too much oil be the reason for the valve noise, or is it just a coincidence?

 

[DFG 5OH]

well...when my low oil light comes on, i add a full quart and go on, i never have problems. Maybe its not a coincidence...

 

[BlackVert]

the thing that makes me wonder is that before that, there was no valve noise at all. i guess i should take it up and get a complete oil change...

 

[BlackVert]

ttt anyone?

 

[BlackVert]

i can't believe noone else has any thoughts on this!

 

[bjl95mustang]

I think the light comes on when there is 3-3.5 qt in the pan. Well, thats when mine came on one time. Now I check it pretty often becuase of that.

 

[tderrick]

Sounds like it is oil starved... You may have burned up your oil pump. NEVER wait for idiot lights to come on. At that point damage has already been done.

Too much oil will not cause valve noise...

I check my oil every other gas fill up...

 

[slytherin]

my dip stick broke got a new one from the dealer $13.

 

[SilverFoxbody]

Next oil change - put 5qts in it, measure it with any dipstick you can find at the junk yard.....mark it - 5 qts is full, no more no less and you should be fine.

 

[SWYZ721]

Idiot Question: What can happen if you add too much oil? Let's say 6qts.

 

[HISSIN50]

with too much oil, the crank aerates the oil - whips it to a froth. froth does not pump very well.

 

[BlackVert]

thanks for the replies everyone.

it is actually not the dipstick, it is the tube the dipstick goes into. it is really loose and when i take the dipstick out it is next to impossible to put it back in. i think the guy who installed the headers (before i got the car) mangled it.

but i definately need to fix it.