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Fluid Levels: One person said "Excess oil can contribute to higher pressures and excessive vapors in the crankcase and could cause leaks as the extra oil is forced past seals and/or gaskets.", but most think that foaming is the only problem.
Most modern engines run with a slight VACUUM in the crankcase, which
is maintained by the crankcase breather valve and PCV Valve (I am not
sure but I think our Tundras us a Variable-FLow PCV Valve). However,
the crankcase CAN become "PRESSURIZED" (at least in theory) due to a
clogged PCV valve (which I am sure you know that the VAPOR from HOT
engine OIL and also from exhaust gases escape past the piston rings
via the PCV valve. If this "blowby" exceeds the ability of the PCV
valve to draw in the vapors, the excess blowby will flow through the
breather hose to the air cleaner housing where it then re-enters the
combustion chamber (Not trying to give you a PCV Valve101 lesson. A Lexis owner reported his dealer added new oil without draining the old. Afterwards, everything seemed fine, but I noticed that it was putting out lots of blue smoke, especially under hard acceleration. I checked the engine but couldn't find anything wrong. I took the car back and told them about it. They didn't seem real concerned. They checked the engine out thoroughly and reported that everything was fine. I guess it was, becase I drove it another 15,000 miles and had no problems. So I suppose a measly half quart overfill won't make any difference.
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