Curious Oil Level
05-24-2009, 12:49 PM
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The other day I got the message to add a liter of oil. So obediently I did and left the car overnight.
When I next used the car I check the oil level, the oil level indicator went up from the bottom of the scale to about halfway up. About 15 minutes later (traveled about 8k) the indicator was now showing full. And has remained so.
My question is what is going on with the oil that overnight it was unable to drain from the head to the sump and that even under load it took 15 mins to register full?
When I next used the car I check the oil level, the oil level indicator went up from the bottom of the scale to about halfway up. About 15 minutes later (traveled about 8k) the indicator was now showing full. And has remained so.
My question is what is going on with the oil that overnight it was unable to drain from the head to the sump and that even under load it took 15 mins to register full?
05-24-2009, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by faarcanal' post='888542' date='May 25 2009, 04:49 AM
The other day I got the message to add a liter of oil. So obediently I did and left the car overnight.
When I next used the car I check the oil level, the oil level indicator went up from the bottom of the scale to about halfway up. About 15 minutes later (traveled about 8k) the indicator was now showing full. And has remained so.
My question is what is going on with the oil that overnight it was unable to drain from the head to the sump and that even under load it took 15 mins to register full?
When I next used the car I check the oil level, the oil level indicator went up from the bottom of the scale to about halfway up. About 15 minutes later (traveled about 8k) the indicator was now showing full. And has remained so.
My question is what is going on with the oil that overnight it was unable to drain from the head to the sump and that even under load it took 15 mins to register full?
05-26-2009, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ricky1329' post='888858' date='May 25 2009, 12:45 PM
Yes and you should fill back a liter of oil.
I did and hence the question on the dip stick reading after adding the oil.
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Originally Posted by faarcanal' post='890800' date='May 26 2009, 02:20 PM
I did and hence the question on the dip stick reading after adding the oil.
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