My girlfriend and I both bought used Kias from Hertz. Both dipsticks looked way over the full mark, but there was no sign of bubbling or overfill. I assumed that they put close to a quart over the max, maybe to give them some extra capacity in case no one bothered to check.
I got one oil change and the oil was right on the max mark.
I'm getting ready to take my car in for another oil change next week and noticed a bottle of MMO with about six ounces in it. I poured half of it in there-- didn't measure but I'm thinking 3-4 ounces max. Haven't started the engine, but checked the dipstick this morning and it's way over the max mark. If low to full marks on the dipstick are a quart, this would be at least a pint high. Always figured that things in most engines narrowed down, but didn't know it was this extreme. At least in HyunKias, I don't think I'll sweat over fills in the future. A few ounces of extra capacity (maybe recommended capacity with a slightly smaller filler) looks like a lot more on a dipsticlk!
I got one oil change and the oil was right on the max mark.
I'm getting ready to take my car in for another oil change next week and noticed a bottle of MMO with about six ounces in it. I poured half of it in there-- didn't measure but I'm thinking 3-4 ounces max. Haven't started the engine, but checked the dipstick this morning and it's way over the max mark. If low to full marks on the dipstick are a quart, this would be at least a pint high. Always figured that things in most engines narrowed down, but didn't know it was this extreme. At least in HyunKias, I don't think I'll sweat over fills in the future. A few ounces of extra capacity (maybe recommended capacity with a slightly smaller filler) looks like a lot more on a dipsticlk!
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