first time in 54 thousand miles ...
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first time in 54 thousand miles ...
i've gone 15 under the speed limit.
did 40 in a 55 and through a 45 ..
... i got a low engine oil on my dic so i cruised to the wallymart 'bout 5 miles down the road at nothing more than 1200 rpm and picked up some 5w-30 ..
dont think i have to worry about any damage to the bearings or anything.
however
it now this makes me think ..
why now? .. perhaps a fluke?
did 40 in a 55 and through a 45 ..
... i got a low engine oil on my dic so i cruised to the wallymart 'bout 5 miles down the road at nothing more than 1200 rpm and picked up some 5w-30 ..
dont think i have to worry about any damage to the bearings or anything.
howeverit now this makes me think ..
why now? .. perhaps a fluke?
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You probably would have been OK at a higher speed, but no sense taking any risks.
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Originally Posted by Red Racer
How far down was the oil on the dipstick?
added a little under 2/3s a bottle (1 qt) and now it's just a 32nd of an inch over the crosshatches.
my oil life is at 47% and i'm changing it the week after next before I run her to virginia so not overly worried.
last change was at 47815 at 54k now .. so 6k on this oil.
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Kick it in the.... 
Just over a 1/2 quart low shouldn't be a big deal. The sensor did it's job.
Just over a 1/2 quart low shouldn't be a big deal. The sensor did it's job.
Last edited by Target Chaser; Jul 26, 2005 at 04:25 PM.
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Originally Posted by Neablas
classic. 
.. never gets old.
.. never gets old.
Like I added above, the sensor did it's job. Hurray for the electronics they can be your friend.
I park my Vette on my kwiklift like this:
Sometimes I get a "low oil" message when I roll off and then it goes away after awhile. I always check the oil level to be sure, so I think it's just from the way it sits at an angle when it's parked. I don't mind this particular sensor being sensitive.
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Originally Posted by Target Chaser
I park my Vette on my kwiklift like this:
Sometimes I get a "low oil" message when I roll off and then it goes away after awhile. I always check the oil level to be sure, so I think it's just from the way it sits at an angle when it's parked. I don't mind this particular sensor being sensitive.
Sometimes I get a "low oil" message when I roll off and then it goes away after awhile. I always check the oil level to be sure, so I think it's just from the way it sits at an angle when it's parked. I don't mind this particular sensor being sensitive.
warning wasnt there before i stopped .. was after i started up again.
interesting.
could have just been sitting wrong.
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Originally Posted by Target Chaser
Never will bro!
Like I added above, the sensor did it's job. Hurray for the electronics they can be your friend.
I park my Vette on my kwiklift like this:
Sometimes I get a "low oil" message when I roll off and then it goes away after awhile. I always check the oil level to be sure, so I think it's just from the way it sits at an angle when it's parked. I don't mind this particular sensor being sensitive.
Like I added above, the sensor did it's job. Hurray for the electronics they can be your friend.
I park my Vette on my kwiklift like this:
Sometimes I get a "low oil" message when I roll off and then it goes away after awhile. I always check the oil level to be sure, so I think it's just from the way it sits at an angle when it's parked. I don't mind this particular sensor being sensitive.
No really, do you always park it like that? Why? Just curious...
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Originally Posted by Red Racer
Gotta ask: You park it on a ramp so you can get a rolling start? No really, do you always park it like that? Why?
Just curious...
No really, do you always park it like that? Why? Just curious...
Yes, I do always park on the lift this way. I don't have the depth to my garage to be able to lie the lift ramps down and use the 2 foot drive on/off ramps needed when the ramp is flat and close the garage door. If I laid the ramp flat I'd have to put the drive on/off 2' ramps down, drive off the lift and then remove them so the garage door would close. So I just keep the lift in the inclined position and back up on it. This also makes it easier to lift the car when I want to. Here's some more pics to show how the kwiklift assembles.
As you can see when the lift is flat you need different ramps than the approach ramps show. Also you can see than the approach ramps are at the very edge of the garage floor. No room for the 2' drive on ramps.
Don't mean to h-jack the thread Nibs just answering Red Racer's questions.
Last edited by Target Chaser; Jul 26, 2005 at 05:42 PM.
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looks like she runs just fine...a quart after 6 thousand miles....i got my oil change 900 KM ago...and the LOW OIL light came on....it was a quart low 
(im on the oil consumption test.....should be able to get the rings done some time soon ...they said i have to bring it in at least a dozen if not more times for them to do the rings )
(im on the oil consumption test.....should be able to get the rings done some time soon ...they said i have to bring it in at least a dozen if not more times for them to do the rings )