confusing oil level indication

[blink21me]

Blink, in your first reply you said why to wait a few minutes? Then your last reply prior to this message says you wait for 3 minutes. I don't get you.

You didn't get what I intent to have said, in my early posts, I said you didn't have to wait 5-10 minutes, while on my previous post, I said it will take you 3 minutes you get to measure the reading after you shut off the car. Did you think I was telling you to pull over, step off the car, open the hood then go back to your car to shut it off before you pull out the dipstick?

Yes, how do you measure if one's engine oil is overfilled? Diba when the oil exceeds the FULL mark? But question is when does that happen? Of course, when you fill up the engine knowing that when it was cold, the engine was already at FULL, and YET you still filled it up when warm. Correct?

wahhhh... you'll know when it's overfilled when the dipstick says it's overfilled when the car is warmed up! Damn! You're not supposed to measure the oil level when the car is COLD so why say it's FULL when it's COLD??? Damn . . . :waah: How many times do people gotta ask questions that have already been answered?!

Be it three, five, or ten minutes, the oil will still be warm. As long as it's between the full and low mark, then that's OK. But when it's cold, and it's between the full and low mark, then it's time to top it off. Correct?

the temp of the oil when car's running isn't the same as the temp of the oil after you turn it off for 3 minutes! Again, you should not refer on the level of reading when the car is COLD!

Dang, I'm done with this thread... I don't need to say things over and over, I've said it all, measure your oil when the car's cold if that's how you want to do it... mbeige, you don't make sense at all...