Re: Overfilling

[pj-midnight <pjmidnight@yahoo.com>]

How do you make sure that your dipstick is reading properly?

Justin




---Michael & Carmen Keith <mikeandcarmen@pdq.net> wrote:
>
> Also, if the oil is overfilled enough, the crankshaft will be
partially
> submerged in oil.
> 
> This does two things:
> 
> 1)    It causes some power loss due to the fact that it is more
difficult
> for the crankshaft to turn in the oil (just as it is harder to move
your
> legs in a swimming pool).
> 
> 2)    The turning of the crankshaft in the oil will "froth" or
"whip" the
> oil.  This stuff will be like beer foam or the foam from steamed
milk in a
> cappuccino.  At some point, the oil pump will start sucking the foam
rather
> than oil, & because the foam is mostly air, it does not lubricate
very well
> at all.
> 
> Having said that, I would make sure that your dipstick reading is
accurate
> before deciding that the oil is overfilled.  I don't say that to
insult your
> intelligence.  I'm just saying that dipsticks can & do render
inaccurate
> measurements sometimes.
> 
> Michael Keith
> '98 Jetta GLX
> '85 Golf SCCA ITB/DSP
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jose Gomez <kwerky@email.msn.com>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 6:03 PM
> Subject: Overfilling
> 
> 
> >Murray
> >
> >Re: overfilling your oil, I read somewhere, maybe in the Owner's
manual
> that
> >the excess  oil could  work it's way to the catalytic converter and
 damage
> >it. To be on the safe side I'd take some of it out or take it back
to the
> >dealer and make  'them' take some oil out. That  way it is
documented in
> >case anything were to happen down the line, you're covered.  I
heard a cc
> >runs a few hundred . FWIW, I had major warranty transmission work
done on
> my
> >car @ 9k miles and for a few months especially in the cold weather I
> >couldn't even shift into second. Cracked synchro's etc...They told
me to
> >give it time but after about 3k miles I had no choice but to take
it back
> >The cause of my problem? according to their diagnosis,  they had
'under
> >filled' the transmission. They corrected the problem and luckily my
tranny
> >has been behaving very well ever since. My point? Well, with 43k
miles of
> >warranty left guess who's going to pay for my next transmission if my
> >current one ever decides to take a crap? You guessed it, the
dealer, no ifs
> >ands, or buts.
> >
> >Jose
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Murray Nesbitt <murrayn@home.com>
> >To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> >Cc: 'gtivr6' <gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>
> >Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 6:34 AM
> >Subject: Re: Off-topic: parking lot door ding
> >
> >
> ><snipped>
> >
> >>Ob-GLX: I had my final scheduled maintenance (30k km.) done at the
> >>dealer, and checked the oil afterwards--it's well above the
cross-hatch
> >>marks on the dipstick.  How concerned should I be that they over-
> >>filled it?
> >>
> >>Murray in Vancouver
> >>'97 Black GLX
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

==
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