Always a funky oil reading
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Always a funky oil reading
For as long as I've had my car the oil reading when I pull out my dipstick is funky. Sometimes it reads dead-on. Other times the oil has spread up the disptick about 6 inches past the "operating range" marking. Is this typical for your average SBC? What normally prevents oil from getting too far up there?
Last edited by Darkshot; May 24, 2007 at 03:20 AM.
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Engine off. Pull dipstick, wipe it off, reinsert. Pull dipstick, read.
Is that what you're doing?
Is that what you're doing?
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Engine: 421sbc
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Re: Always a funky oil reading
I noticed that in your avatar, that your car is in the driveway. It is on an angle, please check your oil when it is on a level piece of ground.
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