Checking Oil Level

[Cra-Z-Boy]

Is it just me or is the dip stick a total pain in the arse.

Can anyone help me out.

Every time I check the oil level ,one side of the stick show low and on the other side over full.

So whats the best way to get a good reading??????????????????

[andy65b]

  Cra-Z-Boy said:

Is it just me or is the dip stick a total pain in the arse.

Can anyone help me out.

Every time I check the oil level ,one side of the stick show low and on the other side over full.

So whats the best way to get a good reading??????????????????

Check it first thing in the morning if you park on level ground before you start the engine.

[Cra-Z-Boy]

  andy65b said:

Check it first thing in the morning if you park on level ground before you start the engine.

thanks for that but thats how I always do it.

Ok let me start by saying I have had many cars and worked as a Mechanic so the checking part isn't the problem

What I dont get with this car is the reading on the stick

The reading is shocking????????

anyone else have this problem and a solution

[daisu]

I get this problem too. I think the oil is sticking to the walls of the tube and providing false reading.

Try pull the dipstick out, wipe it and leave it out for a few minutes to give the oil in the tube a chance to drain away, then reinsert, remove and read.

[mosoto]

This has been my biggest bugbear with the VQ. Checking the oil is a major PITA. The dipstick is awkward to remove/instal and it's so difficult to get a consitant reading. You are not alone here cra-z-boy. daisu has the right method. Remove the dipstick, clean & WAIT for the oil in the tube to drain back. Also take a few readings and work on an average.

[LatinR33]

  mosoto said:

This has been my biggest bugbear with the VQ. Checking the oil is a major PITA. The dipstick is awkward to remove/instal and it's so difficult to get a consitant reading. You are not alone here cra-z-boy. daisu has the right method. Remove the dipstick, clean & WAIT for the oil in the tube to drain back. Also take a few readings and work on an average.

How long does it take to change your engine oil then? Must be a long and nervous exercise as you are unsure if you have overfilled or not filled enough?

Is this how the garages do it?

[mosoto]

A fresh Oil change isn't so bad as completely drained you know how much has to go back in. It's between changes that makes it difficult to judge what the level is.