Engine oil capacity

[Arthur Marshall]

36 minutes ago, Roxylass said:

Don’t know if this helps any or not 

but when I replaced the oil I poured it down through the rocker covers 

i now know that is not the correct procedure 

Isn't it? That's the way I've always done it. On my engine can't see any other way of getting the stuff in. 

[Roxylass]

Back down to the boat this morning then had to walk back up as I had forgot to take the dipstick 

sump empty so put the drain plug back in put nine and a half pints back in maybe ten 

not showing on the dipstick started the engine as I know it had the correct amount of oil in it 

oil pressure gauge up to forty after half an hour at quarter throttle gauge showing just above twenty 

still not showing on the dipstick 

could the oil strainer be blocking the dipstick as I took it out to clean it 

when I fitted a new crankcase gasket 

i know it has the correct amount of oil just want see it show you on the dipstick 

[RLWP]

Does the top of the dipstick fit properly over the tube? The tube should go up into the bottom of the knob 

 

Richard

[Roxylass]

Quite sure it does but I will certainly have another look 

[RLWP]

11 minutes ago, Roxylass said:

Quite sure it does but I will certainly have another look 

If the dipstick doesn't push onto the tube, or the bottom of the tube isn't fitted correctly to the crankcase, you'll get the wrong reading

 

Richard

[Roxylass]

Couple of pictures stick and tube inside and outside 

[bizzard]

Go back a while.  Did that dipstick ever reach the oil when you definitely knew there was 9.1/2 pts or thereabouts oil in the engine. If it never did either the dipstick is too short or the tube is too long, providing that the tube is fully inserted properly at the crankcase and the dipstick does slip down over the tube when checking.  If your absolutely certain that both those things are correct then an alternative is to cut bits off the top of the tube in increments of about 1/4'' until the dipstick reaches the oil on the max mark. BUT DDOUBLE CHECK !!!! everthing mentioned first and that there's 9.1/2 or so pints of oil in it.

Edited April 28, 2019 by bizzard

[Arthur Marshall]

On 25/04/2019 at 09:00, RLWP said:

The dipstick tube looks fine, and it wouldn't matter if you did bend it, the dipstick always goes down the middle of the tube

 

Is there a number on the end of the dipstick knob?

 

Richard

Finally checked mine. It's got an 8 stamped on it, if that's any help. 

[Sea Dog]

12 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:

Finally checked mine. It's got an 8 stamped on it, if that's any help. 

Are you sure it's an 8? Could be "infinity" on end!

 

[Roxylass]

Hunted high and low for a number 8 dipstick nowhere to be got 

ended up ordering one from Realdiesels told them it was a sr2 marine engine 

fifty two pounds for a piece of metal 

it isn’t long enough to reach the bottom of the tube never mind go into the sump 

is there a place round the crank case door side that takes a dipstick 

if you look further up the thread there are some pics of where the dipstick is at the moment 

and here are some pics of the new dipstick 

[RLWP]

That is for a piece of plant, like a cement mixer or a dumper truck

[Roxylass]

Looking back a lot of moons ago i can remember them from handle start dumpers 

dont know what I will do with it to pi**ed off to return it write it off as a bad investment 

did you happen to come across the drawing of how to make one 

thinking about asking the very kind mr bizzard if he could make me one 

more than happy to pay his costs 

ah well sods law 

[bizzard]

46 minutes ago, Roxylass said:

Looking back a lot of moons ago i can remember them from handle start dumpers 

dont know what I will do with it to pi**ed off to return it write it off as a bad investment 

did you happen to come across the drawing of how to make one 

thinking about asking the very kind mr bizzard if he could make me one 

more than happy to pay his costs 

ah well sods law 

You would need to make it yourself for your engine. We don't know whether or not you have a standard tube or its been messed about with in the past. Very simple, follow my instructions somewhere on this thread. 

[bizzard]

Post 13. The only addition to it is to flatten the end a bit, where the markings go. Beat with a hammer or file a flat.

   There might be a blanking plug on the port side of that engine where the industral engines dipstick fits.

Edited June 13, 2019 by bizzard

[Arthur Marshall]

The markings on that are like the markings on mine, but the whole thing's flat.  Once the oil reaches the bottom mark, it's only about another litre to get it to the top.