Oil Level?

[rawnsGTR]

Hey all,might be a stupid question,but I have just had an oil cooler mounted up to my RB26.Should the oil level read differently on the dip stick now I have more oil in there. i.e.once the engine has cooled and sat for a while?Did a search but nothing came of it.Cheers.

[RANDY]

Someone mounted it FOR you? Or you put it in?

You'd have a lower level of oil because of the volume that the lines and core will need.

So if you had it fitted for you, i'd say the mechanic would have known about the extra oil needed, and topped it up for you (or full flush), so now your oil level is higher?

It will go higher with heat too, but the idea of the cooler is to lower the temps or keep them stable, so just HAVING a cooler shouldn't make the level go higher.

[noone]

I could be wrong but depending on the mounting point couldn't the oil flow back and make the block look overfull when the motor is not running?

[rawnsGTR]

I had it mounted for me.Yeah they said they had to add more in to obviously account for the oil lines and so forth.I have checked it a couple of times and it reads a little bit higher than the full mark once it has settled and cooled.Thanks for the advice,I just wasn't quite sure.

[Kinks]

you should continue to keep the oil filled up to the H mark on the dipstick, oil cooler or not.

[noone]

Should check your oil hot really

[Kinks]

yes, because hot oil smells nicer.

[GTRsean]

you can cook chips in it!

[RANDY]

Then when you're done, sell it to family friends as Bio-Diesel!