Oil measurer???

[graham]

I posted this quiet some time ago and am still not sure.

Gave the 360 a oil change yesterday, fairly simple, until filling it with new oil.
Owners manual states it should require 4.7 litres/5 quarts allowing for filter change.
After putting 5 litres in the oil level was still 1/2" below the ADD mark. Dip stick tube was loose, so knocked it in tighter in the block, still the level is below the ADD mark :-(
Further investigation found the dip stick tube has been broken and welded by previous
owner, so is my dip stick original? It has a orange top and stamped with 3224880M which
I take is a part number.

QUESTIONS; Is this the right dip stick?
How long should it be?,
How far does the tube protrude out of the block?
What is the distance from top to Full/ADD marks?

As the owners manual states 4.7l/5qt is the correct amount of oil? About the only sure thing it tells me at the moment is that there is oil in the motor :confused:

Due for another oil change, what hasn't dripped out
:D

[ August 17, 2001: Message edited by: graham ]

[ClarkGriswald]

I put in 5 quarts and its perfect..

[tuckers89GW]

put in 4 quarts with filter change put a new mark on dipstick. this is your 1 quart low mark. add 1 quart. remark. this is your full mark.

[graham]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tuckers89GW:
put in 4 quarts with filter change put a new mark on dipstick. this is your 1 quart low mark. add 1 quart. remark. this is your full mark.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Mike, thanks should have thought of this method myself redface.gif
Played around with the conversion tables to bring it all back to litres. Either my math is stuffed(quiet a possibility)or somethigs amiss.
Aussie owners manual quotes 5 litres for oil change with filter. Haynes manual quotes 5 qts. doing the conversion to litres, I end up 270ml ( 1/4 of a quart) short. :rolleyes:
Should I worry about this or not. Aleast there will be some oil in it to leak ;)

[andy d]

coupla observations. my 84 leaked like a sieve due to excessive endplay of the crankshaft. i took to running it a pint low. then for the last year or so, i just topped it off as needed (avg a qt a wk). truck didnt know the difference. my bmw has a 4 liter capacity. my oil comes in qts. it gets 4 qts,the difference being 7 oz, lessn a cup. i'd put 4.5 liters in it and save the .5 for 1st top off. btw, my dipstick is the exact same as yours

[graham]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by andy d:
btw, my dipstick is the exact same as yours<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

OK..so as I thought the Dip Stick is original. How far does your tube stick out of the block?