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#155738 - 05/03/09 06:47 PM topping up oil
clay27 Offline
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My oil level is around the minimum mark. I've added 100ml of ford 5-30 oil. How long should I wait before I check the level again? How much will I need to add to bring it to half way?

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#155739 - 05/03/09 06:58 PM Re: topping up oil [Re: clay27]
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Leave it for 10 minutes to give it time to drain into the sump. Just put quarter of a litre in and see if the lower mark goes up a bit. If it does, give it time to drain in again and keep putting quarter a litre in till you get to the max mark.
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#155740 - 05/03/09 07:17 PM Re: topping up oil [Re: ChrisCumbria]
clay27 Offline
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Done. I've now added 300ml in total a little over a quarter. And now the wife's gone out in it!!

If I added a little to much say, just over the maximum mark would this be burnt off or would it need to be drained out?

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#155741 - 05/03/09 07:27 PM Re: topping up oil [Re: clay27]
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I believe it would burn off
But I shouldn't think you have gone over the maximum mark if you have added 300ml from the minimium mark
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#155742 - 05/03/09 07:32 PM Re: topping up oil [Re: Adam08]
clay27 Offline
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Cheers

Should I keep the oil at maximum or in between minimum and maximum?

It shows in the manual the mark between min and max?

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#155743 - 05/03/09 07:45 PM Re: topping up oil [Re: clay27]
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To much is as bad as to little, just down from max mark is where i set my level.
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