| Subject: | Re: 1.9L - oil needed to go from dipstick minium to maxium? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:45:12 -0700 |
List Wisdom suggests that 1/2 way between is the best oil level. A quart
will be too much if you're at the lower mark - try a half.
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> (Fans of W.C. Fields movies might get the reference to "minium" and
> "maxium".)
>
> On a 1.9L engine, how much oil is needed to fill from the minimum mark
> on the dipstick to /just below/ the maximum mark? Will a quart overflow?
>
> #110 in a series of frequently-asked questions the answers to which I
> should know.
>
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