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have you taken it out once cleaned it off then put it in and pulled it immediately back out?

If the base is dry then yes you're low.

I figured as much, started to get some lifter tick a couple weeks or so ago. How come there is some above the full line though? It is always there.

Some might have gotten trapped in the dipstick tube. A common problem in the 1.9 diesel Peugeot 406 for example, where the oil in the tube gives false readings.

Well fuck me I put in 3 quarts and I'm at the low mark... Sorry car!!!

What's that in litres? And what engine? Do note that germans, especially Benz, have a habit of having a god damn ridiculous sized oil pan and take an ungodly amount of oil ins the engine, we're talking upwards from 8 litres at times.

Apparently a quart is 0.946 litres. My car specifies 7, but a lot of people say to go half to a full quart over that.

So a quart is almost a litre. You put in barely 3 litres. I think that's not enough for any engine, aside for like some Isetta thing

I know that is why I'm on my way to the store right now. Engine sounds smoother already though.

I hope she makes it brah.
I remember my old man once doing an oil change for his then brand new Citroën Xantia V6. Went well and all, but after 20 minutes the engine started grinding and died. Turns out he forgot to pour in the new oil.

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