I jacked up my truck right now to check my header leak from the bottom and I saw the whole oil pan and half tranny showered with oil. Damn, that damn deepstick isn't all the way in. I checked the oil level and it's barely to the second dot . F@#k! I've been going to the track and racing with low oil.......(hope there's no horsepower loss with some little damage or something ). I'm going to buy the oil right now. Guys, any idea how many more quarts to fill.....just so I won't have to come and go again. Thanks in advance.

 

Not sure about the exact amount, but I would pick up atleast 2 quarts because it wouldnt hurt to have too much on hand, but dont over fill it. Do you know why the oil stick was not all the way in? If your blowing it out, it could be a sign of crank case pressure build up which in most cases is not good. TTT

 

If its really low i'd grab at least two quarts like stated above.Did you not push it down all the way????Cause if you got pressure build up thats bad.
I doubt you hurt anything running a quart or two low as long as you didn't do it for a real long time.Look at it this way with that quart or so less oil you made a few extra hp from it heh.

 

Thanks guys, but I think I overfilled it now, I bought a gallon and I poured it more than half and marks oil where some numbers are above the last dot. Should I drain some? The deepstick was not all the way in since I put some new header gaskets. I couldn't put it all the way in, it felt stuck so I just left it like that.

 

did you restall already..

 

why dont you just drain it all and do an oil change. wont/cant hurt!

 

Uuhhh yeah, overfilling it is bad. just as stated above. The deepstick? Yeah right. It's called a dipstick! It wouldn't go all the way in, so you just left it that way?????? Fix a single problem before you create more problems like you have done already.

Jim

 

 

Keep your comments if not intended to help.
Problem fixed.
Eric

 

That's the same guy that fixed my truck so I wouldn't say anything we all make mistakes.