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Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:36:52 -0400
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Oil warning light?
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <49d15044.14098e0a.0d29.334d@mx.google.com> (David Beierl's
              message of "Mon\, 30 Mar 2009 19\:05\:27 -0400")
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David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> writes:


> I'm not sure.  The mechanical guri on the list say to maintain
> between the low mark and halfway on the stick.  Halfway's either a
> pint less or half a pint -- Bentley alleges that on the 2.1l dipstick
> there's only a half-liter (half-quart?) between the two marks.  Until
> recently I didn't care, and now that I do I haven't measured mine yet.


My rule is on changes fill it to about halfway between the "add" and the
"full" marks, and between changes I do not add oil unless it's below the
"add" mark.


Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL
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