oil amount of 1.8????? HELP PLEASE

bustermilo · Mar 24, 2010

hi,just wanted to check the engine oil amount on my 2000 1.8 freelander.Reason is because ive just changed the oil and filter on it and i had some(prob no more than 1ltr)in an old container so i put that in then used some of my new container which is 4ltr and i have a litre left in this.So i make this roughly 4 litres in total and i thought the engines took 4.5ltr and the oil level is showing to the top of the plastic part on the bottom part of dipstick which is about 7-8mm above the max mark???
Are these engines slow to drain and take a while to read correctly??
any help would be great as dont want to drive untill i know its ok,cheers

freebiker · Mar 24, 2010

Hi Buster,

Engine oil capacity for the 1.8k is 4.5 litres. If you've got most of it in and your dipstick is showing max, just give it a short run and then park up, let it settle and check dipstick again.

How long did you leave it to drain?

I remember when doing mine i had a bit more left over than i thought i'd end up with.

bustermilo · Mar 24, 2010

cheers for answer freebiker.
i ran on drive for a while but im wondering if i am reading the dipstick ok.
It has got a plastic piece at the bottom of the tube which has 2 small lines on it with xxxxxx inbetween,is the top line the max or is it the top of plastic part??ive got no manual and gonna get 1 asap,cheers if anyone can help.

freebiker · Mar 24, 2010

The X's are what you read. Max is just on top of the highest X, i can't remember where minimum was but if it you've not got oil on any of the X's you definately need quite a bit of oil lol. Try not to have the level any higher than the top X, else you risk blowing your oil seals if you overfill.

bustermilo · Mar 24, 2010

my level is at the top of plastic piece,which is about 6mm above the top line,but its here after what i think is 4 and a bit litres???i dont really want to drain and waste any but cant understand why its reading there??

freelance · Mar 24, 2010

because you had more than a litre in your old can!!!!

freebiker · Mar 24, 2010

If it's still on the plastic don't worry too much. It's when it's a few cm's up past the plastic that you've overfilled.

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