Stu Ritter on page 72 of this month's Star magazine advises to check the oil at with the engine at 80 C and on flat ground. This seems reasonable. He goes on to state that no oil should be added until the level reaches the min mark. He maintains that engines develop their own level and adding up "makes no sense." On p 81 he says the engines hold enough oil to do fine at the min mark. Is this correct?
What are the data? When I change oil at 2/5 from min to max I get 4.5 qts out. Should I wait till the level gets to min? Also I get a low oil indicator light at 1/2 way esp if making a L turn( thus sloshing oil away from the oil sender.) I do not like the light coming on briefly. Allegedly there is supposed to be a 30 sec delay but I do not see it.
If 4 quarts is enough then perhaps I will try to live with the transient light. Does someone have a solution to the oil level light coming on transiently?