Hi everyone,
im in a bit of a mystery, either im being stupid or something isnt right. Basically i have checked my oil the correct way, stone cold, level service ect.
on the dip stick it is showing way over the max line. My car was only serviced the end of september. So i thought i need to drain it out and put the correct amount in.
So thats what I done, i drained the oil out until there was barely anything coming out of the sump. Topped it up with 3.5 litres of oil (required 3.8 with oil filter change) and change the oil filter. thought this would be the problem solved.
I have given the engine a run to get the oil around the system then let the oil seep down into the sump for an accurate reading... and hey presto its still over the max line?! (but not as much as it was by.)
This may sound stupid but i have checked the dip stick to see if it is correct for mycar and it is.
can anyone shed any light on this matter please?