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| 07-22-2007, 01:01 PM | #1 |
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Engine's Oil Level variations
I was having a trip yesterday, driving for 2-2,5 hours on highway in relevantly high-speeds continiously (from 140kmh minimum to 190-200kmh maximum) using mainly the 6th speed.
While on the way ,I checked the oil-meter and to my surprise the indication display showed that the the oil-levels was decreased by 1/4 of the proper oil capacity (!!). I attempted to checked a couple more times and the indication kept displaying that oils were decreased. When I entered the city (that the speeds reduced due to traffic conditions) I attempted to check the oil's levels again. ...well...everything looked good this time. The oil levels was back to standard (proper) level. Any idea why did this happened?
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| 07-22-2007, 05:31 PM | #2 |
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You sure you lost 1/4 of your oil or did the display just show 1/4 th of a quart lower...
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| 07-22-2007, 05:33 PM | #3 |
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The display showed that my oils was 1/4 lower but when the speeds came back to normal (city conditions) the oil level (display) appeared to be on the right level.
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| 07-22-2007, 05:49 PM | #4 |
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I haven't looked at it lately but fairly sure that bar represents a quart, not the full tank. If you oil showed dropping by that much you would get a warning to add oil.
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| 07-22-2007, 05:56 PM | #5 |
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Sorry if i was not clear enough...
The bar displayed that my oil level had dropped from 4/4 of the tank to the 3/4 of the tank (which means that somehow the 1/4 has been burned/consumed/drained). Then it returned back to normal...my question is why did this happened?
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| 07-22-2007, 07:01 PM | #6 |
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i noticed in mine that sometimes when my oil is about half full and i'm on a incline it says i need to add a qrt of oil because it senses that i dont have enough oil, but then when i get back on level ground i'm ok again... could you have possibly been on an incline while on the highway?
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