Kohler manual wrong oil capacity

[zrxkawboy]

What happens if you just set the dipstick on top of the tube? Where does it read?

I was wondering about that, too, but this is from the manual that CleanSump linked above:

 

[zrxkawboy]

Something isn't right. I don't know anything about Kohlers, but it doesn't sound right that a 725cc engine would only hold a quart of oil.

 

[drtyler]

Assuming this isn’t a ruse, all of the oil must not be draining out, leaving about quart in the engine.

 

[MolaKule]

somehow, not mine. All I will say.

I have two large OE's, a generator and a snowblower. Both have instructions on checking the oil levels which state that the dipstick is to be set on top of the oil fill hole; not screwed in or pushed down past the o-ring on the lipstick.

This is a $1900 engine so I would reread the manual to determine the proper procedure for determining the oil level.

 

[MolaKule]

Assuming this isn’t a ruse, all of the oil must not be draining out, leaving about quart in the engine.

That is a definite possibly since all data points to a 2 quart sump capacity.

 

[zrxkawboy]

I would reread the manual to determine the proper procedure for determining the oil level.

See my post #21 above.

 

[MolaKule]

See my post #21 above.

I did after I posted not seeing your comment at first and thanks but yes, if the lipstick is to be pushed all the way down, then a quart of oil is not being drained.

 

[Whimsey]

How are you "draining" the oil, with the drain plug or sucking it out of the oil filler or dip stick hole? If you're sucking it out that maybe why it can't pickup all the oil in the sump.