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Old 03-26-2006, 06:42 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by socratic
He was very conscientious and filled it with only 8 litres to begin with; saying that the preferred to do that, start the engine, let the oil filter fill up and then measure and top up. After I started it up after 8 litres the electronic gauge was only 2 bars above the minimum line.
If this was done within a matter of minutes, it's time for a new mechanic. Any mechanic should know better than to start the engine and then check it immediately. If he had waited 20-30 minutes, he would have known it was fine or not very low at all.
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