Always one quart low

[Grant Lenahan]

Correct, operating temp.
but you can often learn the delta.

I got caught once when I checked ti at about 5 degF. I was a quart low.
Nearly over-filled - but fortunately double checked when I got to  
town. It was full.

Grant
On Apr 15, 2008, at 12:58 PM, Stephen Kormilo wrote:

> Hmmm.... I always thought that you are supposed to check the oil level
> when its up to operating temperature. Checking the level first  
> thing in
> the morning means the oil is cold & the level will be lower than when
> the oil is up to normal operating temperature, although a quart
> difference in level does seem more than normal. Adding a quart might
> then overfill the sump & cause excessive consumption of that overfill
> quart?
>
> An incorrect dipstick has also been mentioned as a possible cause, but
> dipstick reading technique could also contribute to the problem (or
> perceived problem).
>
> Stephen Kormilo
> Nanoose Bay, BC
>
> 2002 Audi A4 3.0 - Silver
> Departed:
> 1998.5 Audi A4 2.8 - Silver
> 1985 Mazda Rx7 GSL-SE - Black
>
> email: stephen at kormilo.ca
>
>> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:59:22 -0400
>> From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>> Subject: Re: Always one quart low
>> To: JeffreyZentner at aol.com
>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>> Message-ID: <4804362A.3070508 at humanspeakers.com>
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>>
>>
>>>> Yes, I  check in the morning before driving it.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>
>>>>>> Hi All I have owned my 88 5KTQ for a little over a year. Every  
>>>>>> time
>>>>>> I check my oil I am a quart low but never more. Is there  
>>>>>> something
>>>>>> that could be causing me to loose the first quart. There is  
>>>>>> never a
>>>>>> leek on the garage floor. I was going to replace the valve cover
>>>>>> gasket but I thought I would ask if there was something else that
>>>>>> might be causing it.
>>
>>
>> So are you saying that *every time* you check the oil *each  
>> morning* it
>> has lost a quart?
>>
>> Or that *when* you check it, it's finally down a quart and you top it
>> off?  Because filling it back up would make it so that you then  
>> run it a
>> quart down again before filling...
>>
>> -- Huw Powell http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi http:// 
>> www.humanthoughts.org/
>
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