very strange oil reading

[grygst76]

Originally Posted by burton51m

its because the oil was thin (thin meaning a thin layer of oil) on the dipstick. so thin that you could see through the oil to the shiny dipstick. when you drained it all the oil is together and makes it look darker.

actually it was because the car was more then a quart low on oil, now I changed it and the reading is perfect. But I'm still not sure where the oil leak is, I checked the turbo and there is no oil drippage from it, or excessive oil in the turbine. looks like it is coming from where the oil filter is, its not a bad leak, just some drips here and there.