On level ground, dead cold, and yes all the way in. Some folks say the van runs cooler if the oil is filled to a point half way between the 2 min-max lines on the stick (1/2 a litre down) Malcolm hugo wrote: > listees; > im having trouble reading my oil stick accurately. > what is the proper and reccomended way of checking the oil on my '87 westy > "stella" > should i check the oil before the ngine is started, after its been running > for a while, or what? > should the stick be inserted all the way in when checking? > > please advise. > > hugo @ slc, utah |
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