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Old 11-08-2006, 03:23 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by taste
But what's this 3.9 quarts stuff??? Granted, my car was plenty hot when I changed the oil, so the oil was very thin, plus the breakin oil is usually thin, and I let it drain till it was slowly dripping out, so I must have gotten all of it out of there. But at 4 quarts, it's showing up on the dipstick a little over half. Anyone seen this before? What are everyone's dipstick experiences?
Maybe you have a leak, because my 2.8 litre(V6) GLI uses 5 1/2 qts. of oil. Or you need to recheck your dipstick.
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