ronT
Silver Member
This probably is a dumb question but I didn't think much of it until now.
I got a jump start on my 50 hr maintenance and changed the engine oil and filter.
My dipstick has 6 marks on it and from the first day I owned it the engine oil goes to the 6th mark, so I assumed that was the full mark. I drained the oil and replaced with 6 liters as my manual calls for... which converts to approximately 6.34 quarts plus a little extra for the filter. The oil now only goes to the first mark.
Was the oil overfilled before or is the manual wrong? Are all dipsticks like this one? My dealer is a long distance call so thought I'd try here first.
Thanks for any replies.
Confused
Ron
I got a jump start on my 50 hr maintenance and changed the engine oil and filter.
My dipstick has 6 marks on it and from the first day I owned it the engine oil goes to the 6th mark, so I assumed that was the full mark. I drained the oil and replaced with 6 liters as my manual calls for... which converts to approximately 6.34 quarts plus a little extra for the filter. The oil now only goes to the first mark.
Was the oil overfilled before or is the manual wrong? Are all dipsticks like this one? My dealer is a long distance call so thought I'd try here first.
Thanks for any replies.
Confused
Ron