The book says each bar is approximately .26% of a quart. Has your experance shown this to be correct?

 

Yup.

 

Yes, but my limited experience ('03 tt) is that the indicator actually will indicate lower 3 - 4minutes after an initial reading taken soon after bringing the car to rest. I talked to my mechanic (29 yrs experience) about this. His recommendation - don't let it make you crazy. Keep the oil level about 1/4 quart low when you fill it so that heat expansion won't cause an over-fill, and fill it up to that level when it is about a quart low. Add the oil slowly (you need to do this anyway to avoid a spill). I add about 1/4 quart at a time, and check the level at each 1/4 quart interval. BTW, I do not track or xcross.
Fred

 

Your wrench is spot on. On the dry sump systems the system will expand under heavy use. I always run mine a little low as the system can be over filled more than under. The dry sump system is always moving oil. I have seen people run 5 quarts and not destroyed their motor. The constant movement makes the level not so critical in this type of setup. In all the electronic version is pretty good.

 

Thanks for the feedback!
Fred