Checking oil level on a 2.5 engine.
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i have suffered from this too, before a log jourent i checked the level and was alarmed to see it reading no oil!! filled it up and after the journey it was miles over the full mark.
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Hi,
I get the same thing with mine.
When it's in the garage in the morning it will read fine. But on my slightly sloped drive in the morning or after being started shows low or none. Best thing to do if you have a garage or flat place to park leave it there overnight and check it in the morning before starting. I check mine at least once a week maybe twice just to make sure.
I get the same thing with mine.
When it's in the garage in the morning it will read fine. But on my slightly sloped drive in the morning or after being started shows low or none. Best thing to do if you have a garage or flat place to park leave it there overnight and check it in the morning before starting. I check mine at least once a week maybe twice just to make sure.
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Hi,
I get the same thing with mine.
When it's in the garage in the morning it will read fine. But on my slightly sloped drive in the morning or after being started shows low or none. Best thing to do if you have a garage or flat place to park leave it there overnight and check it in the morning before starting. I check mine at least once a week maybe twice just to make sure.
I get the same thing with mine.
When it's in the garage in the morning it will read fine. But on my slightly sloped drive in the morning or after being started shows low or none. Best thing to do if you have a garage or flat place to park leave it there overnight and check it in the morning before starting. I check mine at least once a week maybe twice just to make sure.
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After engine is warm, remove dipstick - have a cup of tea - and then put (wiped) dipstick in and then remove and measure.
Obviously do this on a flat surface.
The upper and lower mark are one litres worth of oil.
Hope this helps.
Obviously do this on a flat surface.
The upper and lower mark are one litres worth of oil.
Hope this helps.
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My main problem is that presumably the dipstick pulls oil up the inside of the tube as you extract it, the 'clean' dipstick then picks that up as it goes back in. I usually find a different reading on each side of the dipstick
If the engine is cold, and the car's on the flat, then presumably a clean bit of dipstick below the min mark means that a top up is required?
If the engine is cold, and the car's on the flat, then presumably a clean bit of dipstick below the min mark means that a top up is required?
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I've read this somewhere on SN!!
The EJ25 gives the more accurate oil reading on the back of the dip-stick.
Check it directly after an oil change, to give you an idea for future checks!
The EJ25 gives the more accurate oil reading on the back of the dip-stick.
Check it directly after an oil change, to give you an idea for future checks!
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