reading the dipstick

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  1. jayj713

    jayj713 Member

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    Ok so i was checking my oil and it looks like this(sorry crude image rofl): [​IMG]

    the black being the oil... I don't know why there isnt and oil in the middle after about halfway up. What's that mean :D
     
    #1 jayj713, Jun 23, 2007
  2. FACE

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    I would think you are about half a qt low...you need to look at both side of the dip stick
     
    #2 FACE, Jun 23, 2007
  3. nsvwrx

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    seems like your low add .5 to 1 qt
     
    #3 nsvwrx, Jun 23, 2007
  4. WJM

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    What they said.
     
    #4 WJM, Jun 23, 2007
  5. SubiNoobi

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    The oil on the side would be from the sides of the dipstick tube, right? I wipe off the dipstick so that I'll get a clean line to read, but even so sometimes some oil gets up the side.

    That's the long answer, what the other guys said is the short and much more useful answer!
     
    #5 SubiNoobi, Jun 23, 2007
  6. Dark_Templer102

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    Well also thats when you were running the car hot wasn't it?
     
    #6 Dark_Templer102, Jun 24, 2007
  7. jayj713

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    nah i checked it in the garage a while ago
     
    #7 jayj713, Jun 24, 2007
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