How do you check the engine oil level?
03-03-2019, 04:34 PM
#31
Rennlist Member
For those critical of the orginal poster, read the thread and take note when he wrote:
"it was broken off which is why i couldnt find it "
Now to the OP - - more photos of your silver shark!
Now to the OP - - more photos of your silver shark!
03-03-2019, 06:47 PM
#32
Team Owner
For the OP you should get one of these flash lights,
it will be the best investment to your tool box ,
and you will easily find things that up to this point in your life might have been right in front of your eyes,
but you just could not see them because it was not bright enough.
it will be the best investment to your tool box ,
and you will easily find things that up to this point in your life might have been right in front of your eyes,
but you just could not see them because it was not bright enough.
03-03-2019, 09:02 PM
#33
Shameful Thread Killer
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I'm out, sorry to have ruffled any feathers.
03-04-2019, 12:24 AM
#34
Rennlist Member
Is the smoke blue?
[ed. note, I think this is a troll.]
03-04-2019, 12:28 AM
#35
Rennlist Member
Sorry, but I've gotta disagree. I have a brother who leases vehicles so he never has to check the oil, change the fluids, replace tires, think about brake pads, etc. The guy is mechanically challenged and does not care to "look" for how to maintain anything. Turn the key and go, is his deal. Every 2 years, new car/truck for him.
Now the OP might be different, as they are asking for where something is located. Perhaps a troll, but if a genuine question, what a way to welcome a NooB to the shark tank.
Now the OP might be different, as they are asking for where something is located. Perhaps a troll, but if a genuine question, what a way to welcome a NooB to the shark tank.
So they are not in the same class.
Moving on: Jag S, would you be interested in a set of workshop manuals cheap?
03-04-2019, 03:28 PM
#37
Burning Brakes
No, but he did try to restore a mustang. You can imagine the results, given a lack of mechanical aptitude.
03-04-2019, 03:41 PM
#38
As you may have noticed the search feature is your best bet to finding answers. Or you can use google to search the site.
In google enter the following text, just change the last bit for whatever you want to find.
site:rennlist.com oil dip stick
03-04-2019, 04:12 PM
#39
Burning Brakes
NEW VISITOR? Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.
I know what I am writing is notsomething nice but what can't be understood of those 10 words above?
It's not that difficult . Me? Been a new visitor, too and sometimes I still ask very stupid questions .. So no problem for me about this simple dipstick location request . But after all that work putting together faqs , a question like that could be disappointing,imho .
03-04-2019, 04:30 PM
#40
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The sticky thread :
I know what I am writing is notsomething nice but what can't be understood of those 10 words above?
It's not that difficult . Me? Been a new visitor, too and sometimes I still ask very stupid questions .. So no problem for me about this simple dipstick location request . But after all that work putting together faqs , a question like that could be disappointing,imho .
NEW VISITOR? Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.
I know what I am writing is notsomething nice but what can't be understood of those 10 words above?
It's not that difficult . Me? Been a new visitor, too and sometimes I still ask very stupid questions .. So no problem for me about this simple dipstick location request . But after all that work putting together faqs , a question like that could be disappointing,imho .
Well stated, sir.
03-05-2019, 02:20 PM
#41
Rennlist Member
Well sir, I didn't say that in my previous post. But, the vehicle does dictate the behavior of the owner to some extent. Take your brother's behavior is put in gas, drive car, put in gas, drive car. Lather, rinse, repeat. Owners of 928s dote, and fret, and spend untold hours fiddling and fooling with our weird, obscure cars. Surely a set of behaviors dictated by owning a 928, rather than leasing a POS-mobile. Lessors of cars never, ever spend time on a forum for their ride. 928 owners spend way too much time here. I cut back but now I find myself posting on stuff I really don't care about. Like this thread. And I don't care if the dipstick was broken off. The sticky thread would get the OP in the right location, and an even minuscule amount of hunting would reveal the tube right into the oil pan.
I'm out, sorry to have ruffled any feathers.
I'm out, sorry to have ruffled any feathers.
03-05-2019, 02:33 PM
#42
Nordschleife Master
I hate to admit this but I stress out every time I check the oil which is with every fill up which is to me a chance to check the oil and inspect everything that I can see. My dipstick is bright yellow and marked. My big issue is that the oil level seems to fluctuate. One must be very careful about being on level ground and how long the car sits before checking it in my experience. I wait until the tank is full, opening the hood first to cool things down. The correct level in my car is about 1/4 inch below the full mark for I have a spacer in the sump. Once in my '80 I was on a slope and the oil appeared to be a quart down. I added a quart and after a 3 hours of highway driving it burped oil everywhere. Big mess. Lesson learned.
I usually check the 928 before driving. Engine cold, having sat for a while (overnight or longer). I understand that it is 'full' when a little bit under the mark, due to expansion from heat (or lack of).
03-05-2019, 08:40 PM
#43
Rennlist Member
Even after you find the dipstick, and ensure you have the correct one, it still ain't that simple...
Guide to 928 dipstick design changes and oil capacities
Guide to 928 dipstick design changes and oil capacities
03-06-2019, 01:22 PM
#45
Burning Brakes
I hate to admit this but I stress out every time I check the oil which is with every fill up which is to me a chance to check the oil and inspect everything that I can see. My dipstick is bright yellow and marked. My big issue is that the oil level seems to fluctuate. One must be very careful about being on level ground and how long the car sits before checking it in my experience. I wait until the tank is full, opening the hood first to cool things down. The correct level in my car is about 1/4 inch below the full mark for I have a spacer in the sump. Once in my '80 I was on a slope and the oil appeared to be a quart down. I added a quart and after a 3 hours of highway driving it burped oil everywhere. Big mess. Lesson learned.
Years ago, one of my co workers was asked (reminded) to check company vehicle fluids each day and "top them off" as needed. He didn't know what that meant, and took the term literally. When he started up the engine, it blew out most of the seals, as he had "topped off" the engine oil with at least 20 additional quarts, until he saw oil at the top of the cylinder head (through the fill port). I think he may have lasted a few more days as an employee. Very few.