Re: [FWDLK] Hiding oil

[Ron Waters <Ronbo97@xxxxxxxx>]

Whoa Dave !  Don't just keep adding oil.  Too much oil in the engine will muck up everything.  I would drain out those extra two quarts immediately.  If you're not getting a reading on the dipstick, maybe the dip stick tube isn't in far enough.  BTW, I assume that six quarts is the recommended number for this engine according to shop or owner's manual.

 

Ron

----- Original Message -----

From: Darleen Olson

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 9:34 PM

Subject: [FWDLK] Hiding oil

Today we put 6 quarts of oil in my freshly overhauled 291 and using a special tool cranked the oil pump at 1200 rpm resulting in almost 60 psi oil pressure.  Great news.

 

However, when I checked the oil,  it didn't even show on the dip stick.

 

So far I have put 8 quarts in and it still shows more than a quart low.

 

This is the same oil tube and dip stick that was in the car when we  tore it apart and I always put 6 quarts in with filter change and it was right on the full mark.

 

Any ideas on what's going on???

 

Thanks.

 

Dave Olson

 

email: darleenolson@xxxxxxxxxxx

 

55 DeSoto sportsman 2 dr hdtp.