> > > > Huh? Why's that? > > Because overnight is how long it takes for the ALL of the oil to drip > back into the sump. This is the only way to tell how much oil is > in the engine minus the filter. Besides, this way ya don't have to > clean off the dipstick and put it back in to measure. You just pull > it out in the morning and look at it. Even the Car Talk guys agreed > that this is the best way to check your oil. ;) I've done this for > decades. Hot oil takes time to move? Ya think so? Sure, I'd expect maybe up to 1/2 pint to be in the pushrod tubes, heads etc.. But, I would think that aftera couple minutes the stick would give a close enough reading. I've never topped off when hot and then found I'd overfilled. Of course to get a more exact reading, the morning after is more telling (in more than one aspect of this life). > > > > that these things didn't matter. I decided the van needed oil. > > > And not one quart, after checking the dipstick again -- but two. > > Your sin.......clean oil. I speak from espeareeince. My 1st auto was a beater '64 Ford Galaxie 500 4DR. Rites of Passage....changing my 1st qt. of oil... I poured the required 5 qts. into that 289, ran the engine, check the stick...no oil. Hmm. Maybe the book was wrong. Walked around the corner to the 76 station, bought 2 more quarts, dumped them, still no oil... Duh. You know the story. I don't know how many gallons I put in that block, but I sure learned how to read a dipstick! wizzer
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