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Check oil when engine is hot or cold?
On my 15 year old Accord, I get different dipstick readings when the
engine has been sitting overnight vs. checking 10 minutes or so after the engine was running for a while. Most probably due to settling of oil into the pan over long time periods. When is it best to check oil. In the morning after the engine sits overnight, or after being driven for a while? |
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> wrote: (Honda Accord)
I get different dipstick readings when the engine has been sitting overnight vs. checking soon after running the engine. When is it best to check oil? __________________________________________________ _ Check the oil at any time after the engine has been stopped for at least an hour. This gives the oil time to drain down and settle in the pan. Rodan. |
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Check oil when engine is hot or cold?
as for hot engine vs sitting over night. i don't think it matters
much, just make sure you change the oil every 5,000 km or 3,000 miles |
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Check oil when engine is hot or cold?
It actually does. I noticed sometimes a huge difference in dipstick
level vs. one hour of sitting vs. overnight. My owners manual doesn't provide advice on when to check it. On Aug 3, 9:37*am, wrote: > as for hot engine vs sitting over night. i don't think it matters > much, just make sure you change the oil every 5,000 km or 3,000 miles |
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Check oil when engine is hot or cold?
Vic Smith wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 18:11:19 -0700 (PDT), wrote: > >> On my 15 year old Accord, I get different dipstick readings when the >> engine has been sitting overnight vs. checking 10 minutes or so after >> the engine was running for a while. >> Most probably due to settling of oil into the pan over long time >> periods. >> When is it best to check oil. In the morning after the engine sits >> overnight, or after being driven for a while? > > Damn. What do you do when you gas up on the highway and > check you oil? Get a motel room so you can wait overnight? > Just gas up and then check the oil. That's plenty of time for it > to drain down and give you a good reading. > Just make sure you're not confusing the trans stick with the oil > stick. > > --Vic I would say to just do it under the similar conditions each time, so someone can be aware of /changes/ in the level and appearance. |
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