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Old 05-02-2004, 10:25 PM
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How much oil are you down in quarts when "LOW OIL" light comes on?
Old 05-02-2004, 10:27 PM
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someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe its 2 quarts
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Right around 2 quarts.
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WOW....2 quarts? I was told, at least for the C5, that it is down 1 quart when the warning comes on..................damn, that is dangerous to run it like that before the warning appears............................
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I had the low oil light come on once. I took 1.5 quarts to bring the oil level up to the bottom of the operating range on the dipstick. Then I added some more to take the level to the top of the operating range.
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Its never good when that light comes on, start watching the oil pressure work its way down......
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WOW....2 quarts? I was told, at least for the C5, that it is down 1 quart when the warning comes on..................damn, that is dangerous to run it like that before the warning appears............................
Humm, I am not positive about the C5 ... it could definately be different. In the F-bods you will need right around 2 quarts to get it back up to full from where the low oil light comes on. I would assume the vette is similar, but may not be.
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what do you mean by start watching oil pressure work its way down?



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