harpelt

Accidentally overfilled my Jetaway today. Any ideas aside from completely draining by removing the oil pan cover and replacing the gasket?

lemoldsnut

Most parts houses carry a syphone tool for this issue. It looks kind of like a grease gun and has a hose you put in the fill tube and pull the handle to draw out the fluid.

We have all been there.

oldcutlass

X2, don't drive it if its way overfilled.

MDchanic

X3.

Less than $20 for an oil sucker to stick down there and pull the extra out.

You need one anyway, because you can also use them to push oil into transmissions and differentials where you don't have the clearance to pour oil into them.

- Eric

jaunty75

Siphon.

If he googles "syphone," he'll get nowhere fast as there is no such word. Google, which usually saves people from misspelled search terms, doesn't help in this case as it diverts you to "syphon," which is Apple/Mac software.

MDchanic

Except that it's not even a siphon.

A siphon is started with suction, then continues to flow because of gravity and molecular adhesion.

The device in question is simply a suction device.

- Eric

Tedd Thompson

I've heard it called a Rose gun but a google search doesn't bring up anything like what we are talking about....Tedd

70-442-W30

tru-blue 442

I always just cracked the bottom line at the radiator and put a pan underneath. Crank it it up until you think you've enough out, tighten and check.

Octania

You smart guys think you are so smart

maybe because you are?

joe_padavano

^^^ DING DING DING. We have a winner.

70-442-W30

See my updated link above. If you don't have one, eventually you'll run into a case where you could use it. Cheap insurance against things like a brake fluid reservoir overfill.

tru-blue 442

Done that too, and with power steering. Just use an old terry cloth towel
to suck it up and toss it. If there's a way, a po boy will find it.

hookem horns

Originally got one for the boat but handy for other uses too.

70-442-W30

Hey, you ain't po until you've used a butter knife for a screwdriver. Been there, done that.