| Re: [GMCnet] Dip stick calibration question [message #271552 is a reply to message #271501] |
Mon, 09 February 2015 22:28   |
Bob de Kruyff
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Location: Chandler, AZ
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roy1 wrote on Mon, 09 February 2015 10:52Seems like replacing oil shouldn't be that complicated. I have an external oil cooler with about 4ft of 5/8" line tieing it in to the aluminum radiator cil cooler.after an initial oil fill I just drained the oil refilled with 6 quarts and a new filter adjusted the length of the dipstick too read full and I was done. I have about 1000 miles on the oil this trip and the dipstick still reads full. By the way I have 2 drains on my pan. I think I am close enough not to worry.
Ken is right on this. No matter what additional oil carrying devices have been added--full is full. This notion of burning off the first quart can happen if you are trying to second guess the dipstick and adding what you think is better. I know many people including myself who fill to the full mark and never see any quick burn off of the first quart. Although mistakes do happen in owners manuals, they do get corrected.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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