70Firebird/TTA
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- Joined
- Aug 11, 2002
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- 194
I have noticed in all my cars..that the TTA is the most difficult to guage the proper oil level after oil change... Is this a property of synthetic oil. I use Castrol Full Synthetic and K/N #HP-3002. The K/N is pretty large compared to stock...thus I add about 1/2 quart over what I would with the smaller oil filter.
Confusion: Its seems to get a correct reading is really difficult.. I fill it about 1/2 qrt short of full and let the engine warm up...then recheck and and top off after to the Full Mark-- till it reaches the full mark. What I am tripping on is when I take the car around the block on a short drive and let it sit for 5 minutes and recheck..the oil usually registers 1/4 to 1/3 qrt over the fill mark. Non of my other cars that I run the dino oil seem to do this disparity.. Getting different readings depending if I get the engine to full operating temp...vs just letting it warm up before rechecking the oil level...should that really change the reading by up to 1/3 qrt???? Is this a property of synthetic oil that it tends to creep up the dipstick LOL... Will it damage the LC-2 if it's a bit overfilled by about 1/4 of a quart???? I have been changing oil in my cars for years....but only the TTA get's the award for crawling under there and begrudgedly draining some out...after I thought it was topped off correctly. At $6.00/qrt..that stuff is gold. LOL
Confusion: Its seems to get a correct reading is really difficult.. I fill it about 1/2 qrt short of full and let the engine warm up...then recheck and and top off after to the Full Mark-- till it reaches the full mark. What I am tripping on is when I take the car around the block on a short drive and let it sit for 5 minutes and recheck..the oil usually registers 1/4 to 1/3 qrt over the fill mark. Non of my other cars that I run the dino oil seem to do this disparity.. Getting different readings depending if I get the engine to full operating temp...vs just letting it warm up before rechecking the oil level...should that really change the reading by up to 1/3 qrt???? Is this a property of synthetic oil that it tends to creep up the dipstick LOL... Will it damage the LC-2 if it's a bit overfilled by about 1/4 of a quart???? I have been changing oil in my cars for years....but only the TTA get's the award for crawling under there and begrudgedly draining some out...after I thought it was topped off correctly. At $6.00/qrt..that stuff is gold. LOL