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Old 09-28-2010, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by twohoos,Sep 28 2010, 09:39 AM
The engine sits at an angle, and so does the dipstick, so it's not unusual for the two sides to be about 1 "x" different. Take the higher reading -- it's better to be slightly less than full than to overfill.
The owners manual states to take the lower...
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Originally Posted by Woodson,Sep 28 2010, 10:29 AM
*cough*bullshit*cough*
im not getting the gist of your comment
can you be more specific?

cuz it sounds as you have known me for years and my history with cars and my friend that happens to work at valvoline

lol

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Old 09-28-2010, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bronxbomber252,Sep 28 2010, 12:40 PM
The owners manual states to take the lower...
thanks for that info, i probably should have payed more attention to the owners manual instead of just skimming it
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Old 09-28-2010, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by w00t692,Sep 28 2010, 11:42 AM
^ considering you have an ap2, i'm going to go ahead and tell you ap1 guys want to be on the high side, not the low side. The amount of oil this engine can burn is astonishing lol.
thats what im afraid of, with my wrx or my old 300z iv never had to worry about this and iv herd lots of people telling me to keep an eye on it. i just want to keep my s in good condition for a long time
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Originally Posted by w00t692,Sep 28 2010, 10:03 AM
I always clean the dipstick. On one occasion i cleaned it, noticed it said low marker on one side and about 1/2 a quart below low on the other. cleaned it, put it back in, same thing... cleaned it, put it back in... same thing.
Repeat the process and you'll get the same level on both sides at some point. Or you can take the lower reading.
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Originally Posted by elvir,Sep 28 2010, 06:41 PM
im not getting the gist of your comment
can you be more specific?
Someone who has "worked on many cars over the years" doesn't take his car to his friend to top up the oil.

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Who gives a wet fart where this guy gets his oil changed. He asked if the level was ok.
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yeah for real. Some people act like paying someone to do car work on their s2000 is a sin.
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Originally Posted by elvir,Sep 27 2010, 05:40 PM
i wanted to save teh bottle incase i need it, theres no reason to open up a new bottle when valvoline has opened bottles

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so if you take your car to Valvoline for oil changes, and take your car to Valvoline for top offs, why do you own bottles of oil?
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Originally Posted by Egorbopol,Sep 29 2010, 04:21 PM
so if you take your car to Valvoline for oil changes, and take your car to Valvoline for top offs, why do you own bottles of oil?
thers not a valvoline everywhere you go, it pays to be prepared. and between working on my masters degree and my job i dont get alot of time to work on my own car, plus my garage is lacking space wise. not everyone is a high school kid with no job
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