Yanmar Dipstick Yields Strange Results !

[Captain Bill]

Originally Posted by lancelot9898

I have the Perkins 4-108 and when I first bought the boat new back in 1985, the Perkins merchanic told me to fill the oil higher than the marking shown on the dipstick. In fact it was quite a bit higher than the max level mark. I have always filled to this higher level and the engine is still ticking. I would guess that the engine is at least 10 degrees off the horizonal. (maybe more)

Do you put in more that the specified number of quarts/liters or does the dipstick read to this higher level when you put in the specified number? Is the dipstick located at the front,back, or center of the sump.

[Blue Stocking]

Thanks Guys, but my post was a bit of a troll. Thats why I asked permission to stray. This subject has come up a few times recently, and I thought I would hi-lite another factor to consider.
My W46 is set up just fine.

[jrd22]

My Volvo does just he opposite of the OP, it reads about 1 qt. high on the first pull when cold. It usually takes 3-4 pulls waiting 10-15 seconds between each one to get a correct reading.

[Chief Engineer]

I get three or four service calls a year where people overfill their Yanmars.

Lotsa smoke.

When you check the oil...Pull stick, wipe, insert,pull out enough to break seal, reinsert pullout, check. The seal on the dipstick pushes the oil down the tube a bit.

[bchaps]

Thank you...anytime I am able to eliminate (or understand) one of those little irksome oddities, life has been improved. 'bout another thousand to go!

Bill Chappell

[delmarrey]

Here we go again. There was a big discussion about this a short while back.

Go here: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...tml#post551919