Well, RTFM again.gavros777 said:it should be between the lines or little box with xxs right?
my car was sitting for 4 hours and when i checked it, it was over the lines above the bent point also.
Technically the correct way is to know and follow the oil dip stick measuring procedure (or whatever it is referred to) in your MY Golf owners manual.gavros777 said:it should be between the lines or little box with xxs right?
my car was sitting for 4 hours and when i checked it, it was over the lines above the bent point also.
Check the oil within 3 - 5 mins after a hot shutdown.40X40 said:Well, RTFM again.
Warm engine, check oil 3 minutes or so after shutdown. There is a picture in the manual...
Bill
You could just wait until it hits the bottom of the hash marks, and then measure how much it takes to hit the top of the hash marks, and then you'd know.ruking said:In 126,000 miles, and 7 model years, I have never read or heard it addressed EXACTLY how much oil to add when it hits the "minimum line" on the dipstick !!!??? ...
Given this crowd it would be less than 7.5 mins each: half famous/ half vilified; net. net., NADA:Powder Hound said:You could just wait until it hits the bottom of the hash marks, and then measure how much it takes to hit the top of the hash marks, and then you'd know.
Post it here; you'll be famous.
For 15 minutes.
i just did a hot check and it's still over the bent pointdieseldorf said:Listen to Bill, please:
Check the oil within 3 - 5 mins after a hot shutdown.
i estimate 500mL to bring the level from the bottom of the hash marks (not the lower bend) to the top of the hash marks (not the upper bend)ruking said:In 126,000 miles, and 7 model years, I have never read or heard it addressed EXACTLY how much oil to add when it hits the "minimum line" on the dipstick !!!??? (given of course the correct measuring procedure) ...
Thanks for the heads up Tom. Perhaps in another 7 years and @ 252,000 miles cummulative, I will get to know the TDI.... better.tditom said:i estimate 500mL to bring the level from the bottom of the hash marks (not the lower bend) to the top of the hash marks (not the upper bend)
Am I the only one with my mind in the gutter on this one?tditom said:sounds like you need to pull a little bit out to be "legal".
ROFLMAO!! ruking, you nailed it!ruking said:Given this crowd it would be less than 7.5 mins each...
Your engine will blow up, instantly killing you and your car.what's the worst thing can happen if you overfill the oil engine even a little?