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Posted this on the Tamora group but got no response so I'll try here.
Correct me if I'm wrong but;
I don't like checking my Tam oil level when she's hot so I check it cold. I've never noticed any difference between the oil level checked hot or cold anyway.
I figure that, if the level is above the high mark when cold then it is not going to be lower when hot.
I figure this based on my limited understanding of dry sump engines where the level being checked is that in the return tank which is essentially an overflow tank. The level in this tank should be lowest when cold and highest when hot.
Am I a bad person?
Should Tammy be taken away to live with someone else?
Correct me if I'm wrong but;
I don't like checking my Tam oil level when she's hot so I check it cold. I've never noticed any difference between the oil level checked hot or cold anyway.
I figure that, if the level is above the high mark when cold then it is not going to be lower when hot.
I figure this based on my limited understanding of dry sump engines where the level being checked is that in the return tank which is essentially an overflow tank. The level in this tank should be lowest when cold and highest when hot.
Am I a bad person?
Should Tammy be taken away to live with someone else?
Richard,
With my limited experience with a T350. [god, I loved that car] The levels were considerably different from cold to hot. So, always checked when hot as stated in manual. When I was at the factory, they said it is best checked when engine is running! Got a great tan. Probably not the answer you're looking for but hope it helps in some way.
>> Edited by macdeb on Thursday 8th December 23:44
With my limited experience with a T350. [god, I loved that car] The levels were considerably different from cold to hot. So, always checked when hot as stated in manual. When I was at the factory, they said it is best checked when engine is running! Got a great tan. Probably not the answer you're looking for but hope it helps in some way.
>> Edited by macdeb on Thursday 8th December 23:44
Check when hot, during the period straight after switching off when the oil is dropping back to the sump.
There's an art to it.
But, you shouldn't have a problem, because you'll just be overfilling it (and this is no harm to a dry sump engine so I am told) - I believe your hot/cold logic is sound.
In any event, check every day and you shouldn't have a problem.
There's an art to it.
But, you shouldn't have a problem, because you'll just be overfilling it (and this is no harm to a dry sump engine so I am told) - I believe your hot/cold logic is sound.
In any event, check every day and you shouldn't have a problem.
To try and understand how a dry sump engine works have a look at this, http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question331.htm
All I'll say is get in to practice with checking levels. My pride and joy has just been artic'd away after consuming 3ltrs of oil in the last 1000 miles. 600 miles of which was going back and forth from the garage! Thought i wasn't taking the measurement correctly but i was so if you dont want a rebuild get it right!
beano500 said:
Check when hot, during the period straight after switching off when the oil is dropping back to the sump.
There's an art to it.
But, you shouldn't have a problem, because you'll just be overfilling it (and this is no harm to a dry sump engine so I am told) - I believe your hot/cold logic is sound.
In any event, check every day and you shouldn't have a problem.
You do need to be a little carefull. It is possible to over fill. If the oil tank is too full then oil can be drawn directly into the airbox from the tank, through the breather pipe. This has happend to somebody here.
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