when do you check your oil?
06-30-2008, 03:53 PM
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when do you check your oil?
stupid question. I am curious when after turning the car off everyone checks their oil for an accurate reading?
ie... 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc?
just curious cause mine reads perfect like 5 minutes after shutting it off but it if sits for long periods of time it reads overfilled by like a quarter qrt.
ie... 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc?
just curious cause mine reads perfect like 5 minutes after shutting it off but it if sits for long periods of time it reads overfilled by like a quarter qrt.
06-30-2008, 05:35 PM
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Re: when do you check your oil? (HamiltonRex)
Dipstick in the middle of a ramhorn FTL! I make my friends check my oil for me after I've driven to their house. 
I generally check it at the gas station. I have an old shirt in my trunk to wrap my hand in so I don't burn it and everything.
I generally check it at the gas station. I have an old shirt in my trunk to wrap my hand in so I don't burn it and everything.
06-30-2008, 05:46 PM
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Re: when do you check your oil? (SovXietday)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SovXietday »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dipstick in the middle of a ramhorn FTL! </TD></TR></TABLE>
x2, check mine once a week about, usually about 30 minutes after it was driven... not on purpose or anything, that's just usually how it turns out...
x2, check mine once a week about, usually about 30 minutes after it was driven... not on purpose or anything, that's just usually how it turns out...
06-30-2008, 06:57 PM
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Re: when do you check your oil? (blinx9900)
my understanding is...it's best to check the oil after the car has been sitting for at least 30-45 mins, to give the oil a chance to drain back into the pan. otherwise the dipstick will read lower than it really is...
OP...that's why yours reads perfect after 5 mins, but when you check 2 hours later it's over the full mark. i usually check mine 1st thing in the morning before i drive the car (after its been sitting all night), every other day or so...
OP...that's why yours reads perfect after 5 mins, but when you check 2 hours later it's over the full mark. i usually check mine 1st thing in the morning before i drive the car (after its been sitting all night), every other day or so...
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