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san rensho · 01-20-2013, 05:41 AM

The manual says to check the oil at full operating temperature after waiting a few minutes after turning off the motor. When I do this and then let the car sit overnight, the oil level the next morning will usually be one segment higher on the dash guage than when when I checked it the night before.

By the way, I get almost 9.5 quarts in my car after an oil change with a long drain, so you should be ok.

01-20-2013, 05:41 AM	#9
san rensho Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Miami florida Posts: 1,591	The manual says to check the oil at full operating temperature after waiting a few minutes after turning off the motor. When I do this and then let the car sit overnight, the oil level the next morning will usually be one segment higher on the dash guage than when when I checked it the night before. By the way, I get almost 9.5 quarts in my car after an oil change with a long drain, so you should be ok. __________________ Current car 2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black Previous cars 1973 Opel Manta 1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible 1979 Lancia Beta Coupe 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6 1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate 1985 Porsche 944 1989 Porsche 944 1981 Triumph TR7 1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano 1993 Saab 9000 Last edited by san rensho; 01-20-2013 at 06:03 AM.