Automotive Dopers: What's up with SLK and motor oil?

[Khampelf]

OK, yeah, that's more of a psycho-logical question, but here's the story:

Last week, I had a graphic, and hopefully enduring, lesson on why you don't overtighten oil filters. After I changed the oil, I started up to let the new oil (proper weight this time) circulate. I heard a fountaining noise, got out to check, and motor oil is cascading down out of the block. I shut her down pretty damn quick. Seems I had squashed and torqued out the gasket, so there was an area with no seal between the filter and the block. Fortunately, we had a brand new bag of kitty litter. I redid the oil change, being careful about the filter. Lizard Queen used the car for a week while I was away.

Now, I start the car, I noticed an unusual blue cloud with the first exhaust, and after running 10 min and shutting down, the oil level on the dipstick is quite a bit over the top hole. That's after wiping it down and reinserting it.

I'm thinking not all the oil from the first change drained out. So when I put the new new 3.5 quarts in, I over filled it.

How bad is this? Should I drain some oil?

2000 Chevy Metro, 4 cyl 1300cc displacement.

Tanks.


(And air support)


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