AMEN!quote:
Originally posted by Pablo:
Know your dipstick
It depends, but I never go 1/4 qt below 100% full.
In fact I make a real attempt to keep the oil just a tick, I mean a witches whisker about the 100% full mark.
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Me TOO!!
I guess the only drawback of this is if you want to keep track of consumption, it makes it tougher to count quarts. My cars don't consume much so - it's not a huge problem just setting aside a quart for "top off" and then at the end of the OIC, see how much earl was used. I am sure there are many other ingenius methods.
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Me:
When you start a new change just start with a fresh bottle of oil, and the end of the oil drain you will know the amount of oil. On the next oil change then wither top up your bottle or get a fresh one. Mine takes 4.5 Qrts. So I always have a 1/2 left, I can add that to the last one opened or fill that one up or just go from 1/2 quart and keep tabs there, it's all up to you.
This topic is up my allaey. My oil motto: Got volume? Just use it!
No sense running at the minimum volume!