Can placing too much coolant i the resevoir cause damage to vehicle

Asked by tduford Sep 17, 2015 at 02:37 PM about the 2010 Audi A6 3.0T quattro Premium Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My husband placed too much coolant into the reservoir, after driving for 20 minutes we received a message to shut engine off. Was the excess coolant to blame

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No, once the engine gets warm, if it is too full it will just spit out, engine coolant system can only hold so much, can't over fill it.

Too much coolant -- engine not overheating and still I get the "Shut down Engine, check coolant"

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