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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Beach CA, the sewer by the sea.
Posts: 38,231
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Don't depend on the dash gauge for oil level. It will not register unless (a) you're at idle on level ground and (b) your oil is hot, 180F or so.
As the USA commercial says, "Think with your dipstick." (Measure oil level with car running, hot and on level ground.)
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