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Old 10-23-2012   #2
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Default Re: Oil Level/Comsumption

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Originally Posted by Paul Workman View Post
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Comments about "first quart" consumption was news to me. And too can you or anyone tell me if the hashed segment on the dip stick represents a quart or is it something less? I put in a quart when the level was just below the hash, and checked it the next day. The level now as above the hash (full) line by an equal amount....WTF? I'm wondering if the seal on the dipstick caught on the edge of the tube and maybe didn't allow a proper sounding of the oil level. Have you (or anyone else) ever noticed that??
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I have an opportunity to verify this right now. Mine is right at the bottom mark now. I'll add a qt and check it in 8 hrs or so.
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