Challenger 392 6.4 L SRT8 Engine / OIL How Full is Full?
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Just had my oil changed at the dealership like 800 miles ago. I pulled out the dipstick and it looks like it may be overfilled? The car sat overnight before I checked it. Where is the mark on the dipstick to indicate it is full?
I only see where it says "ADD" is it where there is like a notch in the dipstick.
There is no oil pressure gauge.
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You have to warm it up prior to checking it. The oil needs to circulate through the system and expand. Then turn it off and check again. Cold it will almost always read over full because it's all drained to the pan. Add mark is normally 1 quart low. I checked my 2013 Challenger the other day, and as I recall it had hash marks with the word "safe" over them to show down 1/2 qt to full, but I have the 3.6 engine.
Dip stick is not rocket science. There should be full and fill mark. You should check your user manual.
On my cars, and user manual says so too, oil dip stick should be read cold. If you start the car, then oil is pumped up to the engine; you need to wait 10-15 minutes for oil to drop down to oil pan to measure again.
On the dipstick, you should read the side that is lower in oil. The dip stick can go into the oil at an angle. The top side of dip stick will read lower. The bottom side of the dip stick can be 1/4" higher. Depends on your car and what angle the dip stick goes into the pan.
I am also pretty sure there is an oil pressure gauge in the 8.4N system in the "Performance Pages". Also for what it's worth it holds 7 quarts
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