Oil Level
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Oil Level
So this is a weird one. I have done an oil change, before I started the oil level showed half way between max and min. I emptied it out and got about 2.7 litres of oil out. I measured in litre bottles to make sure. I put 3 litres in and checked the dipstick again. It shows as massively overfilled, literally up to the handle. If you start the car it says oil level correct but I do not know if that would say otherwise if overfilled. I changed the filter as well so a small amount of oil was in that as well. The car itself seems fine I ran it for 10 minutes, no odd smells and its much quieter but the dipstick still shows as overfilled. I will leave it over night to see if its any different. I ought to add the engine was warm when I changed the oil. Any ideas?
Re: Oil Level
how you drained oil ?
Re: Oil Level
Sump plug left out until no oil was coming out.
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Re: Oil Level
I checked your profile and this shows your car as being a 1.6 megane. This engine holds 4.8 litres of engine oil.
Did you happen to check the level of the dipstick before dropping out the oil?
Did you happen to check the level of the dipstick before dropping out the oil?
Re: Oil Level
All resolved, I was being a plonker the issue was human error.
Re: Oil Level
Maybe dipstick is wrong from diferent engine
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