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Does your oil level drop at all between changes?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:54 am
by 21Rouge
Say your level after a change is right at the full mark ie just covering the top dimple. Do you see any drop in oil level till the next change?
Re: Does your oil level drop at all between changes? (Boxgrover)
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:50 am
by MadBill
Per another thread I'm too lazy to search for, I inadvertently went 31,000 Km (19,000 mi.) on an oil change a year or so back. Added less than 1 litre/qt. in that distance.
Re: Does your oil level drop at all between changes? (Boxgrover)
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:42 pm
by ToolGuy
Mine never has and I do check it a few times in between changes. I change at 3,000 regardless and use conventional oil. However the longer it stays in an engine it will breakdown and thus the level drops a tad. It also depends on driving styles. It also is normal for engines to use some when called for.
Re: Does your oil level drop at all between changes? (Boxgrover)
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 1:36 pm
by damronjr
I just had a change yesterday after 8k miles (I use Synthetic Valvoline and was supposed to change by 7k, oops!), and they said my oil had dropped some (maybe a quart), but it was really dirty, so they ran a cleaner in the oil for about 10 min before the drain. It was most likely an unnecessary extra $10, but I figure it can't hurt it any!
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:01 am
by zionzr2
Oil levels stay rock solid for me!!!
Re: (zionzr2)
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:46 am
by Mavrik
rock solid for me as well, never drops.