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Re: Checking oil, back to basics?
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Originally posted by kwalls
oil check should be done at operating temperatures but not specific. Owner’s manual does clarify this assumption.
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This is an excellent question, Ken, and one that I hope someone can definitively answer for us. I had assumed that this meant that the oil is supposed to be checked with the OIL TEMP having reached normal operating temperatures, then idling for 15 seconds, and waiting at least one minute, and this is what I have been doing. It still seems a little strange to check engine oil on a hot engine, something contrary to what I have always thought, but I suppose it has something to do with the special G-sensitive pump system?
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Originally posted by apt333
am I the only one with eyes going bad, or do others have a problem reading the dipstick? That rust color of the plastic tip makes it hard to see the level with clean oil.
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It is indeed a challenge. I use lint free tissues to completely wipe the stick clean and assure that it is completely dry, then re-insert and withdraw as instructed in the manual. To obtain an accurate reading I find that I have to hold it up to a light source to look for the contrast between the dry part of the stick and where the oil level is.
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Last edited by schnelleM5; 26th April 2003 at 07:55.
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