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Question for track junkies on oil level in tank.
I have a 914/6 conversion with a 3.0L. OEM 914/6 tank. After running on the track at high speed, or testing on the freeway (the best way I can do this is 70 mph in 3rd gear for 1.5-2 miles) I pull off the road and it takes about 3 minutes to get any oil on the bottom of dipstick and then it takes another minute or so to return to the full line. Yes, it is the correct dipstick for the tank. Oil pressure on the gauge when driving is usually 50-60 psi. My question is how long should it take for the oil level to be measurable on the dipstick after a run? I made a longer "dipstick" to see just how much lower it is than the bottom of the factory one. After my freeway blast it showed 3 1/2" lower than where the factory dipstick ends...
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11-19-2015, 08:49 PM
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I can't give you an exact time, but that sounds like it is way too long.
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11-20-2015, 02:36 AM
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You are measuring it with the engine running, right?
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11-20-2015, 04:43 AM
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If you have the Oil Level gauge, just fill the oil to where the level barely registers when the oil is warm. That was the advice I was given before my first track event, and it worked like a charm. Don't be the guy that overfills and crop dusts the field, LOL.
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11-20-2015, 05:27 AM
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The 911 SC I have requires you to check the oil level with the car warm and running around 1000 rpms. Measuring it any other way is considered inaccurate
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11-20-2015, 05:33 AM
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Yes I am measuring the level with it warm at idle. The 914/6 has no dash gauge. The distance on my homemade dipstick between the full mark and where the oil is showing up on the dipstick after a run is 7" low...
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11-20-2015, 06:43 AM
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Mine usual settles to what I'd consider a normal level in 30-60 seconds?
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