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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Just got that feeling today that I just need to check my oil, and good thing i did. I pull the dipstick and its rite on the L . Hope I didnt do any damage any way off to get some oil.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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In the car that's out of oil?

I could be wrong, but I think there's only about 1L of oil between H and L on the dipstick.

Do you thing someone stole your oil? That **** is happening all over the place.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Nah, I didnt drive the car with no oil I drove my van. Are ppl really stealing oil cuz thats just fucked up.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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F to L is 8/10ths of a quart. The car takes 4 quarts.
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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that only happens in florida to poor hispanics with broken legs
Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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Anywhere between H & L on the stick is safe. Odds of damage are extremely low.
Check it every time you get gas.

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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:37 AM
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you're fine as long as you saw some oil on the stick. Now if you didn't see anything at all...that's a different story.
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:46 AM
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I snapped off the BRASS nipple to the oil feed T off the sending unit once. Drove the car 25 miles and when I came home I saw the dribble out the driveway from when I left. Needless to say I had nothing on the stick when I got back. I've been using synthetic oil in the car and I don't know if that helped save it but it's still running strong with 10-15psi on it. 156k miles too.

note to self... DONT USE BRASS NIPPLES
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