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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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Default Re: Question about the dip stick

Originally Posted by darkXf1r3bill
My oil with a semi cooled engine takes up 50% of the bar between min and max. Is this enough?
That's perfect.

Originally Posted by darkXf1r3bill
The oil (now 3,000 miles later) looks a little dark. I was thinking of putting in 8.5 qts of either 5w-40 or 0w-40 just to be safe. You just never know what's in your cars engine if somebody else does it.

Thanks in advance.
If you pulled a Carfax you should see when it was serviced last and gauge the time frame from there. When in doubt change it out, with 0w-40.
 
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