Engineers design things with human error in mind. One half inch over full is insignificant.

 

Pay skilled labor to change your oil, not some drive through with minimum wage unskilled labor

1/2 inch, you better than me, I cant see anything above the grid on the probe, cost cutting at it finest

Had Elantra come in saying it would lose power, all described symptom point to crank sensor, mileage too. Sold crank sensor, go to put it in, pulled old part out and was hit with open garden hose stream of oil. I think somebody went to change oil, didnt drain old, and poured 5qt on top of old oil

I do crank sensor on these now, I check oil first,, what a mess to clean up

Drive it and move on

 

Totally agree with you. But I needed an oil change quick and all shops were closed. And ot cost me $50. What a scam.

 

I apologize I just measured with a ruler and actually it is almost an inch. It basically got where the widened part gets skinny again.
Still insignificant?

 

sounds like too much drane a little at a time until its at max level.

 

half a quart over on the dipstick although its not good shouldnt damage anything its when its over a bottle that the axcess oil turns airated. where the oil pump sucks more then oil.

 

Hopefully it was less than a quarter. That is what I'm trying to understand.
A quarter over how would it look on the dipstick?

 

Seems like there were no symptoms following the overfill (it would have been obvious) so there won't be any lingering damage once the level is corrected.
In the future, double check the level before leaving the shop.

 

👍 you think you could trust an oil change shop to change the oil correctly. Too complicated LOL

 

Dog Patch Steve stated: Pay skilled labor to change your oil, not some drive through with minimum wage unskilled labor!
Took my 2021 Sonata Turbo for oil change at the dealer. Engine takes around 4 and a half qts to fill up. Took a 6 quart case and the dummy poured all six quarts in.
And that’s a Hyundai dealer!
Naturally now I take the required amount only!

 

The knock on dealerships is they are rather expensive, but they usually do quality work....but there are exceptions. Took my 1986 Dodge D150 to the dealer for a new clutch (years ago). They installed the clutch fine, but they left the truck over 1 quart low on oil. Apparently the oil filter needed to removed for the install, and they neglected to add any more oil when they put the filter back on.
Very often the dealership will have their most experienced mechanics working complicated repairs. The rookie gets to do the simpler stuff (e.g., oil changes), which can lead to more issues.....

 

This video shows how the dipstick sits in the oil and how close the crankshaft is. I would say the engine will be fine.
Start at 6:45 in the video.

 

https://www.cars.com/articles/what-happens-when-you-overfill-your-car-with-oil-433476/