Minimum Oil Level?
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When sorting out the previou bad fitment of the Turbo arch extensions on my car the body shop removed the oil tank under the right rear arch. As a result they reckon between 1 and 2 litres of oil was lost so I need to top the car up when I go to pick it up. Seeing as I don't know how much came out I don't want to overfill it when topping it up cold but at the same time I don't want to run the car without sufficient oil in the system first so any suggestions about how to go about this?
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If its only down 1-2 liters, I would start it up and drive it until warm. Then check and adjust the oil level as you normally would. If you are down 5-6 liters, then I'm not sure what the best/safest strategy would be.
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If it is only a couple of liters of oil, I would go for a drive (bring some oil with you) and then check the oil level when the thermostat is open; there is plenty of oil in the system to support normal driving.
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If they had the tank out how did they only loose 1-2 liters ?
If you start up the motor and you see oil pressure , you have enough oil to run the motor ,
if on the other hand your oil pump is sucking/pumping air ...
If you start up the motor and you see oil pressure , you have enough oil to run the motor ,
if on the other hand your oil pump is sucking/pumping air ...
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Kept the oil and that was what was lost during removal. If they had let me know beforehand I would have provided them with fresh oil to refill it but suffice to say I will be taking it for an oil change next week.