Is 0.3 quarts extra too much oil in a car?

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I did an oil change. Thought the car took 4.4 quarts but it only takes 3.7 quarts. I poured in slightly under 4 quarts. The engine is a 1.5 in-line turbo (Honda Civic Si). It's reading past the fill line slightly. How bad is it? Do I need to pour some out? What am I risking? What symptoms should I be looking for?

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*Old man knowledge here, not a professional mechanic. *

It's fine.

Close enough!

Edit for a recommendation to OP: if you plan to change the oil in the same car for the foreseeable future – get a transparent plastic pitcher and add a fill line mark for the oil on the outside with nail polish, in your case 3.7 quarts. I do this with my car and makes for a no brainier oil change.