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Oil level, dash or dip stick?

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When I check on the dash it’ll show full but the dipstick will be right at the bottom.

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When I check on the dash it’ll show full but the dipstick will be right at the bottom.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi guys I did a bit of a search but didn’t find an answer. I was wondering what you go by as my dash and my dipstick say very different things. My car is a c4s and has the later type dipstick. When I check on the dash it’ll show full but the dipstick will be right at the bottom. Which one do I take as correct?

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Assuming that you're checking it at the right time (re oil temperature etc) I'd always go by the dipstick. Analogue is better than electronic as there's far fewer things to go wrong.

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I’m normally checking it cold before use?

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Quotes source post: 2744095

If that's what it says in the book to do and you're on level ground I'd trust the dipstick more. It may be that the difference between min and max on the dipstick is much less than the difference between the min and max bars on the dash readout so both could be equally accurate.

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