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My oil is at operating temperature when drained. The oil is cool going in. The amount that’s called for goes in. Then it’s started. Then shut off and if needed filled to the top of the line. Now days no matter where I go they use bulk oil. Valvoline or Honda. Valvoline they show me the stick I’m sitting in the vehicle during. Honda I’m watching through a plate glass window. Around every 1000 miles at check at the same gas pump at Kroger’s while I’m getting gas. The oil is at the top hatch in all my vehicles. It’s usually very hard to see because it’s clean. -
By asilverblazer · Posted
I'm aware - but not to how much. Why I'm not alarmed at seeing 'fluctuations', 'drops', etc. on the dipstick... Is it in the range? Yes, good. -
By asilverblazer · Posted
Again, every vehicle I've touched I drain out less than what I put in. (Further evidence is I use the new containers to take in the old oil, they never overflow, and there's plenty room to pour more in when the drain pan is empty. Usually, an empty quart bottle on the two newest trucks with room to spare in another.) Pull drain plug and let drain into catch pan. Pull filter and dump into catch pan, set upside down on the fancy little filter holder to drain 'more'. Take a few minutes to clean up, get new stuff out, etc. Clean drain plug, clean oil filter sealing surface, inspect things, whatever... Put drain plug in and install new filter. Fill engine with new oil set aside the new (empty) containers. Pour the old oil in the new containers, note the markings on the side, put old filter in the new filter box. Wipe out pan. Throw away one empty quart container. Cap the others, one will usually have some room in it still. There may be "some drop" on the dip stick, it's never been a quantity to warrant measuring for sake of comparing to any previous reading. Of course, given this conversation I'll be making much more careful observations of the reading on the dipstick, to see what 1 quart plus minus looks like within the marked area. However, the dipstick, in my opinion, isn't the most accurate gauge to determine "oil consumption, use, etc." not that I have any better alternative. I think it's best suited to determine if engine has a reasonable amount of oil to prevent failure. If an EXACT amount was required, it wouldn't have a range specified, it would have a single mark. GM knows some oil will be lost, note the acceptable consumption per mile. The larger capacity pans that have come about in the last decade I think are a result of that, to allow for some between changes without the result of oil starvation. -
By BuckWallace · Posted
I have about 27k on my 2024 with the L8T and 10sp and haven't had any issues so far. -
By asilverblazer · Posted
One could interpret this to mean the level should be right in the middle of the marked area, above the top line is indicated to be just as bad as below the bottom...
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