Subject	The dipstick was designed.......
Posted by	zx299 on October 03, 2007 at 5:30 AM
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In Reply To	not really. you want the engine to be warm. posted by apudapus on October 03, 2007 at 12:54 AM
Message	for use AFTER the engine has been running. You are meant to check your oil within a couple of minutes of engine shut down. The dipstick measures the maximum amount of oil you can have in the sump without covering the turbo drains (in a tt) or the crank splashing it. A certain amount of oil still remains in the hoses and galleries (because you had it running a few minutes ago) so the oil level in the sump will only be slightly lower when the motor is running thus supplying you with the maximum amount of oil available for cooling and lubricating.
Follow Ups	Proper way to check engine oil level? - hunterg 14:52:23 10/02/07 How much oil does a 1990TT call for? - hunterg 14:58:02 10/02/07 ebay..... - marioz32tt (San Antonio) 21:06:53 10/02/07 4 qts and you are covered for any year. - Woody75 (Denver) 15:05:06 10/02/07 thanks (n/m) - hunterg 15:06:41 10/02/07 According to TTZD.com, 90 TT's take 4 5/8 - ZCulture 16:09:39 10/02/07 All the engines are the same. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 16:41:13 10/02/07 Don't believe everything your read on the internet. (n/m) - AZHeat 17:20:03 10/02/07 ummm...thats what the FSM says also (n/m) - naZeer (Dallas) 22:02:42 10/02/07 See my FAQ above (n/m) - AZHeat 13:57:42 10/03/07 so according to that 4.5 is ideal... - naZeer (Dallas) 18:20:07 10/03/07 yup, sounds about right (n/m) - moxie (SF) 19:03:57 10/02/07 FAQ -.. - AZHeat 15:34:21 10/02/07 Run the engine before checking.... - zx299 17:26:16 10/02/07 I don't agree with you, but maybe I'm wrong - 300ZMang 21:49:25 10/02/07 2nd - ZXRider(SoCal) 21:52:15 10/02/07 not really. you want the engine to be warm. - apudapus 00:54:26 10/03/07 The dipstick was designed....... - zx299 05:30:32 10/03/07 Very few dipsticks are designed that way ... proof needed - NytWolf 15:34:33 10/03/07 FWIW, the dipstick of my M5 has a tag giving explicit - olyar15 15:50:58 10/03/07 My point exactly - NytWolf 16:52:46 10/03/07 Dipstick design......PROOF supplied - zx299 23:21:55 10/03/07 Yup, I'll check it about 5 minutes after a drive, or I let - BigTDogg (MA) 11:50:06 10/03/07
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