Aaron,
Are you saying you put in 5 quarts, including a filter change? I
believe the capacity is closer to 6 quarts. This extra quart should
bring your oil level up to the top line on the dipstick.
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
--- Acekraut11@aol.com wrote:
> Hi List:
> This question is being asked under the heading of no question is a
> dumb question. I changed the oil today for the first time since
> replacing the felt on the oil dipstick. Now I am unsure if I have
> overfilled the oil or not. I have put in 5 quarts and I believe the
> correct amount is 4.5 quarts. Having said that, the oil level on the
> dipstick is about a quarter inch above the first line. I had assumed
> that the first line on the dipstick was the low oil level, and the
> second the high oil level. Is this the case or am I assuming
> incorrectly? I have always filled vehicles in the past up to the
> high mark on the dipstick. I did not check to see what the oil level
> would read without the felt, but I did check the felt and it appears
> it is seated in the dipstick tightly. I seem to recall the oil level
> before the oil change to have been close to the second mark, but it
> wasnt something that I was paying close attention to, having checked
> the oil level periodically and found it !
> to be ok. The car does have a spin on oil adapter, but does not have
> either a rocker feed, or an oil cooler. And, yes, I did check for
> oil leaks and there are none.(other than the typical Triumph marking
> its spot.)
> Thanks for your assistance.
> Aaron Cropley71 TR6
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