Oil reading WAY off.
#1
Oil reading WAY off.
I changed the oil today and put 5.5 quarts in....I use the longer AC Delco filter.
After the change I did the usual check and its way above the 4 holes. Its maybe an inch or so above. Now I know I drained all the old oil out so that isnt the problem....I did have to cut the dipstick tube about an inch b/c my windage tray was in the way. Would this cause this big of a flucuation in oil reading?
What worries me was that before the change it was on the second hole of the dipstick...I could have been way low on oil it seems.
How is your oil reading for you guys that cut the tube of your dipstick?
After the change I did the usual check and its way above the 4 holes. Its maybe an inch or so above. Now I know I drained all the old oil out so that isnt the problem....I did have to cut the dipstick tube about an inch b/c my windage tray was in the way. Would this cause this big of a flucuation in oil reading?
What worries me was that before the change it was on the second hole of the dipstick...I could have been way low on oil it seems.
How is your oil reading for you guys that cut the tube of your dipstick?
#3
Originally posted by thewinner
checking oil level shouldnt be effected by cutting dipstick tube since the stick seats at the top of the tube.
checking oil level shouldnt be effected by cutting dipstick tube since the stick seats at the top of the tube.
I dont want to have drain out 30.00 worth of synthetic to see what is going on...
#4
Originally posted by 96z
I dont want to have drain out 30.00 worth of synthetic to see what is going on...
I dont want to have drain out 30.00 worth of synthetic to see what is going on...
pour it back in the bottle and sell it in the For Sale section j/k.
damnit, i'm having strange readings too...but ya know, if your oil was really low, your check oil light would come on, so worry not.
#5
Sometimes you can get a skewed reading because oil is running down the inside of the dipstick tube. Take several readings. Remove the dipstick, wipe it off, insert dipstick fully. As soon as it is all the way in, pull it back up immediately and check the level.
#7
Originally posted by shoebox
Sometimes you can get a skewed reading because oil is running down the inside of the dipstick tube.
Sometimes you can get a skewed reading because oil is running down the inside of the dipstick tube.
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