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- Plano, Texas, USA
Yeah but many believe you want to take the oil level reading with hot oil otherwise it won’t be accurate ⋯⋯ check your level, repeat until you get your desired level, ⋯ Just don't do it with hot engine oil.
Yeah but many believe you want to take the oil level reading with hot oil otherwise it won’t be accurate ⋯⋯ check your level, repeat until you get your desired level, ⋯ Just don't do it with hot engine oil.
Dude, just to get it down below the fill line...you're not driving a Rolls Royce. I don't know why this has to be so difficult.Yeah but many believe you want to take the oil level reading with hot oil otherwise it won’t be accurate ⋯
I think yrwei52 made a joke thereDude, just to get it down below the fill line...you're not driving a Rolls Royce. I don't know why this has to be so difficult.
Yes, draining time makes big difference and I suspect the reason why most car dealers overfill the oil change is because they don’t give enough time to drain the old oil.I'm still in the process of changing my oil. I drained it last week and replaced the filter. I filled the new filter with fresh oil but I still haven't put fresh oil in the engine.
Today I decided to pour the old oil out of the drain pan. Since I was already under there I removed the drain plug again to see if any more had drained down in the engine. There was about another 8 oz. and it took over 5 minutes for the stream to stop and begin dripping.
I wonder what the dipstick would show after a week. The engine is definitely cold.