checking oil when engine is cold...
Is it accurate to check the engine oil when the engine is cold? as in not warmed up at all.
|
No significant difference. Do a test if you want to confirm. Check it before you drive off the first time for the day. Then after it has warmed up and the car sits for 5 minutes or so, check it again.
|
thanks. It's just that the bloody dipstick is located in such a lousy spot I keep getting small burns from the hot pipes and metals around it. And my hands aren't even that big!
|
Mechanics gloves are your friends
|
Originally Posted by Nemesis8
(Post 1873440)
Mechanics gloves are your friends
|
I have problems with the plastic tube coming out together with the dipstick if I'm trying to check the oils when engine cold... when warm the dipstick comes out nicely without the plastic tube...
|
Originally Posted by Nemesis8
(Post 1873440)
Mechanics gloves are your friends
|
Aww but the burns add character! :)
|
Originally Posted by lone_wolf025
(Post 1883196)
Aww but the burns add character! :)
|
LOL.. But I already got my fair share working on Uncle Sam's diesels. :smoker:
|
You check the level when it is hot because a significant change happens as the coolers pump up.
There is a 1/4" difference on my level between cold and hot. Besides - it isn't important how much oil you have in the engine when it is cold. |
Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
(Post 1883311)
You check the level when it is hot because a significant change happens as the coolers pump up.
There is a 1/4" difference on my level between cold and hot. Besides - it isn't important how much oil you have in the engine when it is cold. |
True.
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:58 AM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands