Engine Oil Capacity

PostPost by: terryp » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:06 pm

Firstly the car was level , the oil drained when hot, I replaced the oil filter. I've now put in 5 litres of oil and its not full yet. Its after the first fill mark on the dipstick but a good 6mm from the full mark
I've checked the manual and it should be about 4 litres.
Any ideas? I have the 105E dipstick
The sump looks as it may have been replaced when the engine was rebuilt by QED in about 1990

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PostPost by: oldelanman » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:30 pm

Hi Terry,
Check that the dipstick tube is inserted far enough into the front cover. The correct length is given on page 26 of section E of the manual - 4.1 in (10.47 cm) from the sump mounting flange to the top of the tube. If that's OK and you have the correct dipstick the sump must have a larger than standard capacity.

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PostPost by: terryp » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:23 am

Roger
Thanks for that, tube OK and overnight now I'm nearer the full mark, so I must have a slightly larger sump
Although doing a few calculations the 7.5 UK pints is about 4.26 litres so to be fair its probably little over a pint more

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PostPost by: terryp » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:38 am

Hello
Well looks as if I'm the most stupid person on the forum
I was getting an oil spray from the filler , i.e. overfilled
I checked the dipstick again and realised it was bent!!!!!!!!! (Not by me by a PO)
So because it goes in at an angle , with the bend it was reading way out!
A lesson learnt!

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PostPost by: terryp » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:30 am

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