Freddie Two Bs

I've heard the horror stories about shops overfilling with oil. Anyone heard of picking up a car from an oil change, driving 60 miles, checking the oil level and getting a read one tick over the low level mark?

"02996ttx50

no, but it sounds like they just drained and added 8qts which is pretty much how you do it, and now you need another 3/4 or so to bring it full.

wouldnt worry about it. as long as they tightened the drain plugs lol

Orphan

It happens some times, when you drain the turbo reservoir or drain the oil, for a long time.
Just add as x50 mentioned.

Freddie Two Bs

Cool thx guys.

Third-Reef

Let my main crankcase drain over might last time. It took just over 9 qt to get to the first bar from the top afterwords. Usually 8 1/2.

z06801

Mine too, I let them all sit and drain, starting with fully warmed up oil and it always takes 9 quarts

"02996ttx50

the reason that happened also is because when they drained it ( and left the oil in the turbo's ) is that whey when you refill with 8 qts, you have to then wait the 7/10 mins or so idling while waiting to be able to gauge the level to determine you still need the add'l .5/1.0 qt to bring it full. some techs are just too lazy or otherwise engaged to wait the necessary time to get the motor to operating temp, to check it and add as needed..

while all of us that change our own oil will definitely wait, check the level, and add as needed, even though it's a pita to do.

Carlo_Carrera

+1

Kevinmacd

Full drain and change takes just under 9qts. Didnt these guys warm it up and check it before releasing it back to you?

Macster

<sigh> Reads like the place you had the car serviced is not that Turbo savvy.

I have to stress that it is at the oil change when the digital oil level system is confirmed to be working right by the tech following the factory drain procedure and refilling the engine with a known quantity of oil and confirming the digital oil level reading *agrees* with how much oil was put into the engine.

The reading should be at the max line.

Also, I recommend whenever one picks up his car after a service (or repair) he treat the car as an unknown at some level.

In the case of having the car in for an oil change check the oil level. You might have drive the car, at least run the engine some before it is warm enough for an oll level reading be taken but better to find the level is low while you are still close to the shop rather than 60 miles away or worse somewhere in between and have the low oil level warning come on.

Berra

The guys where I service my car always take the car for a drive to warm things up and when they return, they check the level. Car is then left to idle for some time and it gets checked once again.

Freddie Two Bs

Guys what can I say. They are a shop with good reputation, they also prep race cars and stuff. I guess this time they might have dropped the ball a bit.

"02996ttx50

slow news day

they did no harm, they were just busy race prepping someone else's car. tell them they owe you a qt.