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[Kevin Wood]

As said, half a litre is nothing, there is naturally some kind of tolerance in the sump, the dipstick is showing the "recommended" levels. Also, oil getting a bit below min-level will not immediately destroy the engine.

I'd say that overfilling more than 1 litre would be an issue but even that would not blow any gaskets... 

Agreed. Half a litre is not worth worrying about.

Worst case with that level of overfill its that the oil will get thrown around the block a little more than usual due to crank windage and the excess oil mist will get drawn out through the breathers and burnt, so keep an eye on it and make sure the breathers stay clear.

Kevin

[manc]

Agree with previous post, ½ litre isn't going to do much damage, especially if it's not high speed and load driving you're doing.
If you really want to get the excess out cheaply why not get hold of a 50ml plastic syringe (Chemist?) with some vac hose on the end and suck it out of the dipstick tube. Best to do when oil is warm and will take a while!