That was the point; the fill level at the sump is engineered to be filled with that oil pumped up there doing its job.

Filling and then checking cold 24hrs later would provide for a false full reading; in addition to being a highly impractical method for checking the fill.

I enjoyed meeting you as well; your 77 was hands down the nicest condition car there on a age adjusted basis IMO and was cleaner than most on a non adjusted basis too.

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N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

I used to get very inconsistent readings on the 616 in my 307d.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

On the 603 and AFAIK the 606 it takes two quarts to go from min to max.

Everyone says your supposed to keep it in the middle.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

that is weird... sitting cold... your level should be HIGHER, not lower... so strange.

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Other way around, hot oil expands.

your both wrong, best way to know you have the exact ammount of oil your engine uses is to fill it to the exact ammount it can take. FSM calls for a certain ammount, fill it to that point exactly (including oil filter housing) should be right on the dot.

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As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Wrong again. There is no way to know exactly how much oil is still suspended in the engine, clinging to surfaces and in the oil cooler. Filling to the exact amount will usually be slightly overfull.

lol, i was joking just to throw something out there. You could get a digital dipstick that would accurately measure the level of the oil, the temperature of the oil and the viscosity and fill it to the exact ammount that way. theres some overkill lol. Hmmm...i just got an idea...

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Ah, I see. haha

I have found with synthetic oil that you usualy need to wait a bit to get a good reading. It drains down so slow if you check it while say fueling up you will get a false low reading, by about 1/2 a quart on my car.

If you wait a few hours you'll find your engine makes oil.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Now see, I always thought that the MB engineers were probably smart enough to put the little notches in the right place.

Sometimes one has to be careful not to think too much!

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.