Thanks everyone for the help. I switched it out for a wix this morning and now its around the full mark when i check the level. I noticed that there was almost no oil coming out of the filter when i removed it. Im not sure what the problem was but its fixed now.
I drain it when its hot and the dipstick isnt a problem cuz ive done a few changes since it was rebuilt. Im gonna try a different filter next time and see if it still reads high after sitting all night
I do appreciate your input but it usually reads just a hair above the full mark. It is possible that i didnt drain it enough but i i waited til it was dripping from the pain. I may just forget about it and go with a wix next time and see what happens.
The engine is a fresh short block so i dont have a tick yet and im tryin to keep it that way lol. Im just wonderin why my sump seems overfilled. Ive noticed my oil gauge climbs slower than normal on cold starts aswell. I just dont want to think that i wasted $10 on a filter if you know what im...
3 days ago, i changed the oil on my cherokee. I used 6 qts of pennzoil hm 10w30 with a fram ultra filter. Everytime i check the oil level now, it seems to be a half inch above the full mark. This is my first time using the fram ultra filter. Is the filter possibly allowing oil to drain back to...
Thank you. I have tried the FL400s but i didnt like not knowing exactly how much extra oil it holds. I decided to stick to the OE size. The Wix/Napa filters have been great but i want to try something new. I remember the days of the OCOD so i always thought negatively of Fram but it appears to...