wife's 1995 525ia. I just did it last weekend. I looked not at the dipstick level (which was over) but how many ounces extra were put in. I went over about 1/8" or a tad more, but it was only about 3 ounces of oil. Not much in a 6.1 quart fill. Further, that was before I turned the engine over and re-filled the oil filter reservoir, which would take the level back down. Car has been running fine (wifey would have told me of any issues).
Did you turn the motor over? How many ounces as measured from the oil quart bottle?
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