Quickie - Gallardo Oil Level & Owners Manual...

[mrbon007]

Just a quick question, i didnt get an owners manual when i recently bout my Gallardo, and thus cannot figure out the complet oil checking porcedure!

Anyone fancy checking their manual and letting me know the method, & where the min & max levels are on the dipstick? It just has 3 dot on it?

And if anyone has a spare owners manual for a 2004 Gallardo, or knows where i can buy on it would be great!

Cheers

[georged]

hi mate, i cant remember off hand how its done, but on mine i know there is a sticker in the engine bay on the left hand side with directions of how to check the oil correctly.

[Peter101]

I normally check mine after a drive. Keep the car reving to 2000 rpm for 2 mins, then with the engine still running check the dipstick, I normally make sure the oil is just below the top hole(max). The engine needs to be running as it's a dry sump. Doing it with the engine off will give you a false Reading.

[mrbon007]

cool will give it a go and look for the sticker, although I cant remember seeing one!

anyone why there are 3 dots on the stick then?

[thunderstarter]

the manual states to run the engine at 2000 rpm for 1 minute (with the engine as hot as possible) then switch the engine off and check the oil level within 1 minute (you dont need to leave the engine running). As mentioned, there should be a label to the left of the engine bay (handily written in Italian :-)

[Peter101]

thunderstarter said:

the manual states to run the engine at 2000 rpm for 1 minute (with the engine as hot as possible) then switch the engine off and check the oil level within 1 minute (you dont need to leave the engine running). As mentioned, there should be a label to the left of the engine bay (handily written in Italian :-)

I have always understood that you leave the engine running on a dry sumped car. As on turning the engine off, the oil would leave the engine. I am happy to be corrected though.

[mhh]

Peter101 said:

thunderstarter said:

the manual states to run the engine at 2000 rpm for 1 minute (with the engine as hot as possible) then switch the engine off and check the oil level within 1 minute (you dont need to leave the engine running). As mentioned, there should be a label to the left of the engine bay (handily written in Italian :-)

I have always understood that you leave the engine running on a dry sumped car. As on turning the engine off, the oil would leave the engine. I am happy to be corrected though.

The engine should be off. The Murci is tested the same way. Pain in the backside and anything but precise.

[V10 BAT]

Hi,just be careful of the three dots dip stick,keep it at the mid dot.
You dont want to over fill it.info on lamborghini talk forum.
eurospares for an owners manual,or try ebay.
cheers.