Question for 6.7 CTD owners RE: Adding Oil
At what point on the dipstick's "Safe Zone" do you add oil? I've got about 5,500 miles on my 2016 and the the oil level is a little below half way down in the "Safe Zone" on the stick. Should I ...
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rjxj wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Just a few degrees off of center side to side will make a big difference on the stick.
Exactly, and my original question wasn't answered. The oil should be checked cold with the vehicle level because so much oil drains back into the pan. Check the oil when cold then drive it and shut it off and check it again and see how low it is. A good amount of oil will drain back to the pan.
Of all the engines I have ever checked the oil level on this one seems very susceptible to being off level. I checked mine yesterday with the truck sitting just a little low in back and the level was just below full. I then ran it 5 min or so and rechecked and it was closer to the bottom of the stick.
A friend brought his truck over yesterday to change a fuel filter and parked it a little nose low. I checked it and it was a little below full. I checked it before he left and it was over full above the plastic part of the stick.
This ^^^^. I too thought my truck was using oil until I checked it on different ground and the oil was still at the full mark. My truck has quite a rake on it with no weight in the rear and that combined with slightly unlevel ground make a BIG difference in the level on the stick. I have also found that the truck needs to sit a minimum of 30 minutes after being shut off before checking. I don't worry about it anymore after seeing this.
