Just driven a 1,000km from Perth to Carnavon with the caravan.
Car ran perfectly.
Checked the oil and it was down to the minimum mark.
Now i did an oil and filter change just before leaving perth ,put in 7.2 litres but not sure if i checked the actual dip stick level or not.
No oil leaks at all under the engine, coolant all good, engine temps all good.
Ive added about 1 litre to bring it up to max level.
Car is running perfectly !!
Any ideas, is 7.2 litres the fill capacity with a filter ?
your right about these stupid oil dip sticks.
Got to either leave the engine sit for 15 minutes, even then it drags oil up the tube so its not readable.
Best way seems to draw it up a couple of cm’s , leave it a few seconds then draw it out, you get a sort of a reading!!
Best reading I can get is with engine cold, take the stick out and wipe it, back in and wait a few secs, then whip it out quickly and cleanly. Works probably 7 out of 10 times. Oh, and be sure you're holding your mouth right while you do it, that's the tricky bit...
__________________
MY13 GC Laredo CRD - gone but not forgotten
MY23 Skoda Octavia MKIV wagon - fully loaded
I've always found,7.7lts, to be the sweet spot when doing oil & filter.
To do a routine oil check, as soon as I shut it down,
Remove the dip stick,
Wipe it,
Re-Insert it 3/4 of the way,
Wait 10-15 mins,
Push it all the way home, leave it there for 5sec and I get an accurate level check each and every time, always on the max mark,
but I have to agree you really only get one shot at it
Pull the dipstick out past the O ring and leave sitting for 15 minutes as oil drains out of the dipstick tube and finds its level, then push in and withdraw. Of course if you pull it out 10 mm and don’t push it back in then add that 10 mm to the reading on the stick. I find doesn’t matter much if hot as oil expands but some is still caught up in the engine to leaving overnight with the dipstick out past the O ring and reading the next morning. My MY13 seems full with 8 Ltrs after an oil and filter change, maybe it’s meant to be 8.4 American quarts which are smaller the imperial quarts but certainly changed for the MY14 on
AJOR does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness
or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any
message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily
the views of AJOR or any entity associated with AJOR, nor should any advice
be substituted as technical advice replacing that of a mechanic. You agree,
through your use of this service, that you will not use AJOR to post any material
which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful,
harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's
privacy, religious, political or otherwise violative of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted
material unless the copyright is owned by you or by AJOR. The owner, administrators
and moderators of AJOR reserve the right to delete any message or members for
any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of
your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless AJOR, the administrators,
moderators, and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission
of your message(s). The use of profile signatures to intentionally mislead or misdirect any member on this forum is not acceptable and may result in your account being suspended. Any trip that is organised through the AJOR forum is participated
at your own risk. If you or your vehicle is damaged it is your responsibility,
not that of the person that posted the thread, message or topic initiating the
trip, nor the organisers of AJOR or moderators of any specific forum. This forum
and associated website is the property of AJOR. No user data is harvested and no information supplied in your registration will be sold for profit.
vm diesel oil consumption
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 CRD
2013 Jeep 
