Jam911 said:It should take at least 8.5 lt in total
I've just done an oil change on my C2 gen 1 today and all I can squeeze into it is 7.6 litres and yes it was completely drained and yes its on level ground !!
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Jam911 said:It should take at least 8.5 lt in total
robro911 said:Jam911 said:It should take at least 8.5 lt in total
I've just done an oil change on my C2 gen 1 today and all I can squeeze into it is 7.6 litres and yes it was completely drained and yes its on level ground !!
jl-c said:robro911 said:Jam911 said:It should take at least 8.5 lt in total
I've just done an oil change on my C2 gen 1 today and all I can squeeze into it is 7.6 litres and yes it was completely drained and yes its on level ground !!
It holds 9 litres if dry. If you only get 7.6 litres in then you have either not fully drained it or you are reading the display incorrectly or on a hill. Short of a damn big dent in your sump reducing the capacity or a faulty capacity sender, there is no other explanation.
robro911 said:jl-c said:robro911 said:Jam911 said:It should take at least 8.5 lt in total
I've just done an oil change on my C2 gen 1 today and all I can squeeze into it is 7.6 litres and yes it was completely drained and yes its on level ground !!
It holds 9 litres if dry. If you only get 7.6 litres in then you have either not fully drained it or you are reading the display incorrectly or on a hill. Short of a damn big dent in your sump reducing the capacity or a faulty capacity sender, there is no other explanation.
Interesting comment, but it was certainly drained and on level ground, however I will go back to it tomorrow and recheck the gauge. It was all so much simpler in the aircooled days with a dipstick !!
deMort said:robro911 said:jl-c said:robro911 said:Jam911 said:It should take at least 8.5 lt in total
I've just done an oil change on my C2 gen 1 today and all I can squeeze into it is 7.6 litres and yes it was completely drained and yes its on level ground !!
It holds 9 litres if dry. If you only get 7.6 litres in then you have either not fully drained it or you are reading the display incorrectly or on a hill. Short of a damn big dent in your sump reducing the capacity or a faulty capacity sender, there is no other explanation.
Interesting comment, but it was certainly drained and on level ground, however I will go back to it tomorrow and recheck the gauge. It was all so much simpler in the aircooled days with a dipstick !!
Just over an hour, there really was nothing left to drain,just the odd drop every 10 secs or so. I'm not new to "spannering" so changing the oil isn't exactly challenging for me, so I'm a little mystified as to the reading on the gauge.
How long did you drain it for ?
montygraphics said:I think you may have overfilled it now !! My understanding is the very top smaller segment should not be lit white. DeMort will know.
D5RSR said:I've just done an oil change, 7.5l out and 7.5l back including the bit in the filter pot.
Drained for over an hour, engine was up to normal temp and on level ground in garage.
-- 997 -- said:Ive poured in total 8.3 liters, not 8.5, it did go to the line before the top, i checked and poured a little more and now shows up all bars...