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stateofidleness · 07-01-2009, 04:52 AM

hey fellas,
got my first oil change as a box owner yesterday (5k miles since last)

I filled up today at the gas station and waited for it to do its little oil measuring thing. It only stayed at 1 bar?!!

I had no temp problems (indicated by the gauge) and no dummy lights, strange smells, strange noises. Drove it to work just fine.

So a couple questions.
1. Is this 'normal'? after an oil change?
2. What SPECIFICALLY triggers the oil fill check (nozzle in gas filler, gas cap being removed, etc) so that I can replicate it without refilling
3. What was the HVAC 'hack' thing where you could read your oil temps on the ac readout?

Thanks!

07-01-2009, 04:52 AM	#1
stateofidleness Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canyon Lake, Texas Posts: 801	calm my fear. first oil change as owner hey fellas, got my first oil change as a box owner yesterday (5k miles since last) I filled up today at the gas station and waited for it to do its little oil measuring thing. It only stayed at 1 bar?!! I had no temp problems (indicated by the gauge) and no dummy lights, strange smells, strange noises. Drove it to work just fine. So a couple questions. 1. Is this 'normal'? after an oil change? 2. What SPECIFICALLY triggers the oil fill check (nozzle in gas filler, gas cap being removed, etc) so that I can replicate it without refilling 3. What was the HVAC 'hack' thing where you could read your oil temps on the ac readout? Thanks!