Re: oil pressure, uneven running..

[greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Richard Welty wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 00:07:34 +0000 (GMT) greg@domain.elided wrote:
> > 3> Is it normal to need to wait a few minutes after turning the engine
> > off
> > to get a really good and accurate reading on the dipstick? The difference
> > between checking immediately after turning the engine off and about 5
> > minutes later can be a quart to a quart and a half.
>
> in my exprience, yes, it will go up, as oil gradually drains down into the
> sump.

A full quart or more?

I'm glad to hear this part..as it startled me when I first ran into this
problem. I was going on a drive with other alfisti and when I got to the
meeting pint I checked the oil and it looked like I was really low, I
checked again and it looked like it was just a quart or so low so I poured
in my last quart. We drove about 50 to 80 miles and we stopped and I
checked the oil, it looked like it was 2 quarts low, and I immediately
found a place and bought some oil, when I went to check the oil before
blindly pouring it in, the oil was only 1/4 of a quart low. I was puzzled,
concerned, and relieved all at the same time.]
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