Thread: Oil guage lies?
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Old 03-22-2009, 08:13 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by blue2000s
It looks like the TSB that Increased the oil fill amount was issued in 2/99. I assume this means owners of 2000+ cars should follow the fill levels of the gauge and dipstick.
That may not be so safe an assumption. The Part #'s for dipstick and oil level sensor, filter, sump, etc. have not changed, been superceded or made MY specific.

To me, this means that none of the oil capacity measuring devices have been recalibrated to the new standard. My local Service Manager agreed when we spoke about it.

Either way, following the 'old' standard isn't likely to prematurely kill a street car because it will leave you in the OK range.
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