I actually am unsure if I am checking fluid level correctly. I've been checking at 80 deg. celcius (sp?). There is a lot of splash up on both edges of the dipstick, even when I wipe it and put it back in again. So, I have been measuring from where there is a solid line of fluid all the way across the stick, not just a bit on either side. This only seems to happen on one side of the stick when I check it. Is this the correct way, or should I be paying attention to the highest edge (not solid through the dipstick) mark?

I put 7 liters in with the fluid/filter change. My book calls for 6.2, but I heard my these cars can take about 8 somewhere else.

Thanks for the replies everyone. She drove quite a bit better today, and after a year of tinkering, I feel that she is real close to running perfectly... Almost there.

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