How much oil needed from Minimum to Maximum?

[Clean]

Hi fellow EBers,

Does anyone know roughly how much oil is required from the minimum mark to the middle of the dipstick, or the maximum mark?

Thanks in advance,

Clean.

 

[bigherb]

Approx 1l Type 1
0.5l Type 4

 

[ozziedog]

:lol: Check your oil daily especially if you’ve done any work like an oil change etc. I open the noisey cupboard before I start making a racket and whip him out, then you don’t even have to wipe his bum :lol: I then whip him out, have a little check and I wipe him off on the exposed accelerator cable. Only fill oil to maximum if you’re checking the levels when cold,if checking while on a run and it’s warm, three quarters of the way to maximum is perfect.

Ozziedog,,,,,,, overfill can be a bit naughty too :mrgreen:

 

[graysummers]

Ozzie? Euphemism king Ozzie’s right as always. Yep! “Too much oil in the engine or tranny can blow gaskets or seals. Keep it under top line.” And ‘First mark down from the Full mark means ‘Just one pint too low’. ‘Let some time elapse after engine stops before checking the oil and don’t check oil if filling with petrol...wait until the cap is back on’. All these ? Courtesy of John Muir.

 

[Clean]

Sooperdooper !

Thanks, all.

Feeling the love,

Clean.

 

[graysummers]

Quick update. As we’re in litre land. There is 0.87987699319635 pint [UK] in half litre. As big herb says 0.5 litre. And, your engine size matters too it seems. But basically...it seems to be the rule...don’t over fill.

 

[ozziedog]

Ozzie? Euphemism king Ozzie’s right as always. Yep! “Too much oil in the engine or tranny can blow gaskets or seals. Keep it under top line.” And ‘First mark down from the Full mark means ‘Just one pint too low’. ‘Let some time elapse after engine stops before checking the oil and don’t check oil if filling with petrol...wait until the cap is back on’. All these ? Courtesy of John Muir.

That was a bit embarrassing as I had to google Euphemism Not quite what I thought it meant,but it’s a “”” Nicey “”” as I’d say. Cheers bud. There’s enough tough **** with restoring and running one of these without some Herbert on the Earlybay telling you what ‘you gotta do’ :mrgreen:

Ozziedog,,,,,,, Ta Mucker :mrgreen:

 

[graysummers]

Ozzie? Euphemism king Ozzie’s right as always. Yep! “Too much oil in the engine or tranny can blow gaskets or seals. Keep it under top line.” And ‘First mark down from the Full mark means ‘Just one pint too low’. ‘Let some time elapse after engine stops before checking the oil and don’t check oil if filling with petrol...wait until the cap is back on’. All these ? Courtesy of John Muir.

That was a bit embarrassing as I had to google Euphemism Not quite what I thought it meant,but it’s a “”” Nicey “”” as I’d say. Cheers bud. There’s enough tough **** with restoring and running one of these without some Herbert on the Earlybay telling you what ‘you gotta do’ :mrgreen:

Ozziedog,,,,,,, Ta Mucker :mrgreen:

I love the way you guide with a humble and humorous attitude. Also in a unique way. Euphemism is my way of saying you advise with grace and kindness. My friend Paul, the renovator, is the same. Just guides you without superiority. His knowledge is endless. But he saves it for when needed. Doesn’t spout off, puff his chest out or look like king of the heap. Both of you are all round good guys. Now I feel all Billy Numbkins saying this. But you know what I mean.

 

[atafonso]

Might be off topic, but just want to share my experience; when the oil level is below Max i have found in many engines that the oil pressure drops due to a loose pick up tube. The oil pump starts sucking air and one can see(when hookep ud to a good gauge)the oil pressure fluctuating. As soon as one tops up the oil to the max, the fluctuation stops. So it's a good idea to always keep the oil level at the Max mark.

Abel

 

[fallingoffalot]

Hi everyone, I have just done a 500 mile initial oil & filter change on my new 1776 and I over filled it to about 3-5mm over the max mark. I then drained some out, a bit more than I wanted (all over my arm and garage floor) then it was on the min mark. I was running the engine then letting it settle for a few mins before measuring. The oil is now 3/4 the way up between min and max.
Do I need to get it up to the max mark, or is it OK where it is?

 

[ozziedog]

The very bestest way to check your oil is when it’s cold. Just pull out the dippy stick and look, no wipin no nuffink. When cold, you can allow your oil level to be at the max mark. Never overfill. If you have a warm motor, you can fill to about three quarters between the marks but not up to the max, because when it’s cold it’ll be over full, mainly because the oil will slowly drain down into the crankcase until it’s cold. So it’s ok at 3/4 and most likely it’ll be full ish when it’s cold .

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,, I’m a tad over full at the moment :mrgreen:

 

[fallingoffalot]

Thanks, it was exactly as you described, pulled the dipstick and it was exactly on the max mark! Having said that I did wipe and re-measure and it was at about 3/4, don't quite understand that, but I'll go with the first reading.

 

[fallingoffalot]

That's weird, now my oil is about 10mm over the max, when measured from cold first thing in the morning. I did a 10 mile drive yesterday. Where's the extra oil come from!?

 

[ozziedog]

Get your nose into action here, or someone who has a very strong and distinctive sense of smell. Pull the dip stick and have a good sniff, does it smell of any fuel ???? The only way your oil can increase is if it`s having fuel added to it somehow, and that`s very possible through the fuel pump if mechanical as new fuel pumps are a bit pants and I and others have had ones last less than a week usually ending in a ride on a big yellow taxi. The other way that fuel can get in is through the carb and the needle and seat (shut off valve) works a bit like the sistern in your loo, but if it don`t shut off properly you end up with that annoying drip drip drip drip but you won`t hear it, and that can and often does work its way gradually down into the head and past the valves and piston rings and into the sump which ain`t good. Needle and seat, is cheap as chips, also a new float to operate the needle because a holed float can do this too, also if the float level isn`t set right. But a good sniff is a great indicator but on the coldest of cold motors, at least overnight. Another thing that might be worth a look at and a good stare at, is the dip stick going back into the dip stick tube the same every time ?? Are there any irregularities on the stick that may stop it going back into its tube, ovalness etc etc, or is the tube possibly not seated well so that you`re getting vague readings?


Ozziedog,,,,,,,,, might be them naughty naughty oil fairies, little gits :mrgreen:

 

[fallingoffalot]

Thanks Ozziedog, I drained a bit of oil out, probably 150ml - this took it to the max mark - before I drove down to Bristol (about 40 miles).

Just got back and checked again, the level is no higher and yes it does smell a little bit like petrol, I think, although it is warm, I'll check again later, does warm oil smell different? I'm having a rolling road session with a carb tuner on 27th, I'll mention it to him.

Just re-smelled my oil and it doesn't smell of fuel, nor does the big container of old oil that I drained out yesterday. That's a relief, maybe I just measured incorrectly.