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      12-15-2012, 09:22 AM   #24
sammk
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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh View Post
If you add in 7 quarts of oil and the e-dipstick doesn't read full on the first reading (after the oil change) after the engine is at the proper temperature and has achieved the other perimeters that the system uses to properly measure the oil level, DON'T add any more oil. Drive the car for a few hours or days and the level will finally read full (assuming then engine has no major oil leaks).
Thanks for that snippet of info, I'll watch the oil level over a few days before deciding whether to top off or not..
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