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Old 05-27-2015, 04:40 AM   #6
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How are you checking, the details that is? Apologies but gotta cover all the bases, you never know.

It should be about 5+ minutes after you shut the engine off. Due to the design of the boxer engine a significant amount of oil will sit in each head and take some time to drain back to the pan to give you a good measurement. Try checking it cold in the morning.

Edit: This may become more common, many manufacturers have begun eliminating the physical dipstick requiring the owner to run a diagnostic program with the engine running to determine oil level, I've seen this on BMW/Mini and Volvo, not sure how long it's been in effect but don't be surprised to see people not knowing the engine should be off when checking the oil of a simpler car, if they bother to check at all.
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