I just embarrassed myself, I should have said I expected each qt. (out of a 4qt system capacity) to raise the level on the dipstick 1/4 with the 4th qt reading full.
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: Quest
dipstick not linear? that's because the shape of the oilpan is not rectangular/square/cylindrical.
Q.
Precisely!
If the oil pan was a box, then the dipstick would be linear, but the cross section of the oil pan varies with depth, so the volume per unit of length on the dipstick varies...
You were surprised to find this out?
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: Quest
dipstick not linear? that's because the shape of the oilpan is not rectangular/square/cylindrical.
Q.
Precisely!
If the oil pan was a box, then the dipstick would be linear, but the cross section of the oil pan varies with depth, so the volume per unit of length on the dipstick varies...
You were surprised to find this out?