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Hi all,
Hoping you folks can help shed some light on this weird anomaly I am encountering.
I own a 2011 LX570 with 173k miles. I am currently running 0w-20 TGMO oil and have about 3500 miles on the oil.
Recently I did a 600 mile road trip and about 200 miles in, I stop to get gas and I check the oil level 5-10 min after the car has been shut off. Car is on level ground and the oil level reads half a qt low. Weird I thought, no oil leaks and I never had oil consumption issues before.
I drive across the street stop to get lunch and check the oil level again. This time 25-30min after the car is shut off. Oil level is back to the full mark.
Over the past few days I check the oil level after the car has been sitting overnight, level shows full. Again, when I stop to get gas or get home and check the oil 5-10 min after, it shows its low.
Per the manual it states "*: The engine oil capacity is a reference quantity to be used when changing the engine oil. Warm up and turn off the engine, wait more than 5 minutes, and check the oil level on the dipstick."
I have checked my oil in the past and oil showed full after 5-10 minutes. This has just started happening recently.
Hoping you folks can help shed some light on this weird anomaly I am encountering.
I own a 2011 LX570 with 173k miles. I am currently running 0w-20 TGMO oil and have about 3500 miles on the oil.
Recently I did a 600 mile road trip and about 200 miles in, I stop to get gas and I check the oil level 5-10 min after the car has been shut off. Car is on level ground and the oil level reads half a qt low. Weird I thought, no oil leaks and I never had oil consumption issues before.
I drive across the street stop to get lunch and check the oil level again. This time 25-30min after the car is shut off. Oil level is back to the full mark.
Over the past few days I check the oil level after the car has been sitting overnight, level shows full. Again, when I stop to get gas or get home and check the oil 5-10 min after, it shows its low.
Per the manual it states "*: The engine oil capacity is a reference quantity to be used when changing the engine oil. Warm up and turn off the engine, wait more than 5 minutes, and check the oil level on the dipstick."
I have checked my oil in the past and oil showed full after 5-10 minutes. This has just started happening recently.