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neal (95spiderneal)
Junior Member
Username: 95spiderneal
Post Number: 197
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 07, 2003 - 7:52 pm: | |
i spoke to ferrari mechanics at track last week with this issue. told me extremely dangerous to have too much oil - can lead to "hydraulic failure" and possible meltdown. keep oil at lower end of dipstick to be safe. |
Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member
Username: 4re_gt4
Post Number: 1545
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 07, 2003 - 5:58 pm: | |
Vincent: Doesn't the 348 have dry sump?
Walt: I've also done just what you are suggesting. There is considerable difference between the "Official Owner's Manual" method, and the level found at cold start. At least on earlier cars. Apparently, the Owner's Manual for some models suggest a different proceedure. A while back, a bunch of us posted the proceedure as given in their own manuals, and there was some descrepancy! Also, a few owners compared dipsticks, and there is some variations depending upon model year, which, I suppose, allows for the slight difference in methodology. |
Vincent (Vincent348)
Member
Username: Vincent348
Post Number: 767
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:21 pm: | |
Axel,
Sounds like you may have too much oil in there. On my 348 the oil registers below the min. cold and 3/4 of the way between min and max when checking the oil level properly for a dry sump engine.
Vincent. |
axel wulff (Axel)
New member
Username: Axel
Post Number: 19
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 9:06 pm: | |
Walt
I did just as you had mentioned. At 3/4 of an inch above the Max/full oil line, I scribed a line on the dip stick. This is now the "cold oil MAX" level mark! I keep oil between it, and the orginal factory max (now the "warm" Max oil level) Makes sense to check oil in a cold/coll engine, before starting off on trip.
Regards
axel |
Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member
Username: Mcharness
Post Number: 730
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 6:55 am: | |
Walt, euro 308's have the dry sump, USA models do not. Follow the instructions in your owner's manual. If it's like my QV, it says that to most accurately ("most precice reading") check the oil, do so on a warmed engine, 15 minutes after turning it off. |
J R K (Kenyon)
Member
Username: Kenyon
Post Number: 472
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:31 am: | |
On the Ferraris they have dry sumps. If you check the oil after they have been stood you will not get a true oil level reading because the has run back to the engine and so the oil level check you make in the dry sump will be low. No true reading of level.
On Dry sumps best to check straight away after switching off the engine or while its running.
Cars without Dry sumps best to check as you said. |
Walt Pfirman (Waltp)
Junior Member
Username: Waltp
Post Number: 53
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:20 am: | |
I've read many threads on proper engine oil level and have a simple question. From what I've found out about these cars I realize that there are rarely simple answers.
With the oil level checked just after an oil change and then run and checked again shortly after turning the engine off the oil level is correct. Then what would be wrong with letting the engine sit for several hours or even days and then marking the dip stick where the oil level is?
You could then check the oil level before starting the car before each drive.
It just seems too simple. |