Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Stupid Question but Do you check oil while the car's been running or while its cool?

I have no idea bc I'm extremely ignorant of most things that have to do with cars.Stupid Question but Do you check oil while the car's been running or while its cool?
check it when its cool, or wait 20-30 minutes after you last turned the car off.Stupid Question but Do you check oil while the car's been running or while its cool?
you can check it either way, just give it time to drain back to the pan and check it,hot or cold it doesn't matter you,ll get the same reading on it,good luck.
For the Engine turn off engine let it cool off about 10minutes and check. For the transmission you have to check it while in park and the engine running.
The temperature really won't make a significant difference as long as the car has been shut off for about 5 minutes or longer.
When the engine has cooled down because if the oils hot when you take the pan off the oil might spray you and cause serious damage to your skin and eyes
When it has cooled and the oil has drained back into the oil pan.
Either or. Just give it a few minutes to run back down in the pan.
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