beardedGTI
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- Location
- Louisville, KY
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport 6mt
Preface: yes, I've seen the posts/read the manual where you check it a few minutes after shut down.
Since ownership, I've never been able to properly determine where on the dipstick my oil is at. Every other car I've owned I could pretty easily spot it even when it's still super thin and light. On the GTI I almost always find it draining down from way over the top of the mark. Today I did my first oil change and realized this causes somewhat of an issue. I drained the factory oil into a graduated container, got just a hair under 6qts. So I added back ~5.2qts. As is tradition, I always add back less, run it up to operating temp, check for leaks, then re-check level and add a bit more at a time till I'm in the center of the marks. Then re-check again around 50-100 miles. I much prefer this over just replacing whatever quantity I got out.
Yes, I've read the many threads on here that say to check the dipstick a few minutes after you shut it down. I checked it 1 min, 5 min, 10 mins after shut down wiping it each time before taking a reading. It was about the same each time. If it were to be believed, I have somewhere in the range of almost ~7qts in there now I've attached a photo where I've tried to enhance to show what it is I'm seeing. The red dashed line shows where it's at it's minimum level (everything under here covered in oil). But even then if you look closely you can see the edge of it where it's skewed to the right side all the way up to the twist. I've never read it where theres just a sharp horizontal cutoff like I'm used to. Any other car I've owned this would pretty much indicate I'm way over (and in my opinion, dangerously over).
What am I doing wrong? Anyone else have this issue? How are you ensuring proper oil level after a change? I'm not trying to be anal about it, it's just... making it difficult for me after doing oil changes a certain way for 20 years.
Since ownership, I've never been able to properly determine where on the dipstick my oil is at. Every other car I've owned I could pretty easily spot it even when it's still super thin and light. On the GTI I almost always find it draining down from way over the top of the mark. Today I did my first oil change and realized this causes somewhat of an issue. I drained the factory oil into a graduated container, got just a hair under 6qts. So I added back ~5.2qts. As is tradition, I always add back less, run it up to operating temp, check for leaks, then re-check level and add a bit more at a time till I'm in the center of the marks. Then re-check again around 50-100 miles. I much prefer this over just replacing whatever quantity I got out.
Yes, I've read the many threads on here that say to check the dipstick a few minutes after you shut it down. I checked it 1 min, 5 min, 10 mins after shut down wiping it each time before taking a reading. It was about the same each time. If it were to be believed, I have somewhere in the range of almost ~7qts in there now I've attached a photo where I've tried to enhance to show what it is I'm seeing. The red dashed line shows where it's at it's minimum level (everything under here covered in oil). But even then if you look closely you can see the edge of it where it's skewed to the right side all the way up to the twist. I've never read it where theres just a sharp horizontal cutoff like I'm used to. Any other car I've owned this would pretty much indicate I'm way over (and in my opinion, dangerously over).
What am I doing wrong? Anyone else have this issue? How are you ensuring proper oil level after a change? I'm not trying to be anal about it, it's just... making it difficult for me after doing oil changes a certain way for 20 years.