OIL"GAGE" ACCURACY
05-31-2007, 05:11 PM
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IS THE OIL GAGE REALLY ACCURATE? EVERY TIME I ADD OIL IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE TIME TO RESPOND. ANY THOUGHTS? THANKS!
06-03-2007, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jpappas755' post='430495' date='May 31 2007, 10:11 PM
IS THE OIL GAGE REALLY ACCURATE? EVERY TIME I ADD OIL IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE TIME TO RESPOND. ANY THOUGHTS? THANKS!
06-04-2007, 10:34 AM
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The gage is terrible. I was on a 50 mile trek and I saw the oil drop for .6L to .2L. So I poured in 500ml and then did the fast reading and it showed 1.3L!! I know the fast reading is not very accurate so I drove mildly the next two days and it went down to .8L. None of those numbers seem to add up.
On another occasion on the same route, the gage initially said .6L and about 10 miles from my 50 mile trip, it said .2L and had the low oil warning light. This time, I poured in 250ml but it still said low oil. So when I reached my destination, I poured in another 250ml and the warning light went away but the gage still only said .2L. When I got home, the warning light came on again so I poured in 500ml and the gage said 1.5L!!! One day later, it says 1.0L.
UNBELIEVABLE!!
On another occasion on the same route, the gage initially said .6L and about 10 miles from my 50 mile trip, it said .2L and had the low oil warning light. This time, I poured in 250ml but it still said low oil. So when I reached my destination, I poured in another 250ml and the warning light went away but the gage still only said .2L. When I got home, the warning light came on again so I poured in 500ml and the gage said 1.5L!!! One day later, it says 1.0L.
UNBELIEVABLE!!
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