Urgent oil level help please
Urgent oil level help please
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big_treacle

Original Poster:

1,727 posts

289 months

Saturday 18th March 2006
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Hi chaps - just checking the oil on my cerb - one side of the dipstick shows just above top, one side shows just below the bottom level - which is the true one??? I don't wanna over or underfill the car!
I've got a digital oil gauge in the car which is showing about 68/70 at cold on idle, falling to about 40 at idle when hot.
Thanks

njw 77

17,065 posts

267 months

Saturday 18th March 2006
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The pressure sounds about bang on. Mine read from 60-40

big_treacle

Original Poster:

1,727 posts

289 months

Saturday 18th March 2006
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Cheers
I think I've got it sorted now. just took a while to figure out what reading was right

njw 77

17,065 posts

267 months

Saturday 18th March 2006
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Getting a reading on the stick is a bit of a 'mare. Some say best way is to leave the dipstick out overnight, which does work, but you only really get one crack at it