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Re: Far from home - Oil levels
« Reply #15 on: 18 December 2008, 10:42:42 »

Whatever, top-up as necessary to the higher mark on the dipstick.
If there's no evidence of leak(s), you should be fine fella.
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Re: Far from home - Oil levels
« Reply #16 on: 18 December 2008, 18:40:31 »

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Mine comes up occasionally, but Oil Lack is the warning message.

If it is over minimum you are OK.

At high revs the oil is splashed everywhere - level is unreliable.

Measure after it has sat for a while
Varies with MID Martin Imber
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Re: Far from home - Oil levels
« Reply #17 on: 18 December 2008, 18:41:10 »

As has been suggested, if around half on dippy, you do occasionally get the warning...
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Re: Far from home - Oil levels
« Reply #18 on: 18 December 2008, 20:20:14 »

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Mine comes up occasionally, but Oil Lack is the warning message.

If it is over minimum you are OK.

At high revs the oil is splashed everywhere - level is unreliable.

Measure after it has sat for a while
Varies with MID Martin Imber

Seen both - ie during oil changes to check messages
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Re: Far from home - Oil levels
« Reply #19 on: 18 December 2008, 20:22:08 »

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Mine comes up occasionally, but Oil Lack is the warning message.

If it is over minimum you are OK.

At high revs the oil is splashed everywhere - level is unreliable.

Measure after it has sat for a while
Varies with MID Martin Imber

Seen both - ie during oil changes to check messages
Not on the same MID you haven't ;)
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Re: Far from home - Oil levels
« Reply #20 on: 18 December 2008, 20:43:00 »

Thanks for all the advice.

I checked the dipstick this morning (I was a bit of a dipstick for not thinking of this myself) and it was just above the minimum.

I drove to the local stealers right after my meeting (they gave me TC discount too) and bought a litre; topped up and drove home fine.

Thanks again

Nathan
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