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Old 16-04-2014, 20:39   #1
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Default Did an oil and filter change
erm what the title says







only got 4 liters out

7 nice new clean liters back in and the engine sounds alot better for some reason
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Old 16-04-2014, 20:59   #2
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so what happened to the other 3.2lts
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Old 16-04-2014, 21:10   #3
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Old filter wasnt on tight enough so had leaked out
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Old 16-04-2014, 21:19   #4
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Look at the mess you made now get that drive etc cleaned up
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:00   #5
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Look at the mess you made now get that drive etc cleaned up
erm thats the road and them spots of oil were already there honest
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:16   #6
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erm thats the road and them spots of oil were already there honest
Sorry mate my mistake didn't realise you had retarmaced a bit of the road outside your house
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:18   #7
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Sorry mate my mistake didn't realise you had retarmaced a bit of the road outside your house
wish it was outside our house, we have to park round the bloody corner its all double yellowed round here and aint got a driveway
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:25   #8
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Had you not noticed the oil was not on your dipstick? Rick
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:30   #9
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Had you not noticed the oil was not on your dipstick? Rick
there was still oil on the dipstick, it was very close to minimum but was still there
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:36   #10
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there was still oil on the dipstick, it was very close to minimum but was still there
well min to max is only 1 ltr so something is not right, Rick
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Old 16-04-2014, 22:38   #11
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hmmm i'll keep an eye on it
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When I check mine I do it about 3 times as i've noticed you can get false readings sometimes as the dipstick rubs against the tube taking a bit of oil off it
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Old 16-04-2014, 23:04   #13
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When I check mine I do it about 3 times as i've noticed you can get false readings sometimes as the dipstick rubs against the tube taking a bit of oil off it
Yeah I hate the bastard dipstick on my terrano, I'd give anything to swap it for a sight glass
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Old 17-04-2014, 03:46   #14
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there was still oil on the dipstick, it was very close to minimum but was still there
You need a longer dipstick
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that's a pretty fancy filter removing tool likey
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