JAJ
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I suffered an RTFM moment complete with a blinding flash of the obvious when I was looking at my GT350 Owner's Supplement a while back. I had the same "it's not consistent or easily visible" frustration that this thread is about.The bottom hole is more than a quart down on my car. If it’s at the bottom hole, you’re beyond safe by adding a full quart. Even then, the danger of “over filling” doesn’t happen until the crank is splashing in the oil, and you’re a long way from that.
This section, from my 2016 Supplement, is identical to the 2020 Supplement:
ENGINE OIL CHECK
[...]
5. Locate and carefully remove the engine oil level dipstick.
6. Wipe the dipstick clean. Insert the dipstick fully, then remove it again.
7. Put the dipstick back in and make sure it is fully seated.
• If the oil level is between the lower and upper holes, the oil level is acceptable. DO NOT ADD OIL.
• If the oil level is below the lower hole, add enough oil to raise the level within the lower and upper holes.
How much clearer could it be? Oil in the bottom hole? Your sump is "FULL". Oil in the top hole? Your sump is "OVER FULL". No oil in the bottom hole? Your sump is "LOW", so put enough oil in to get it up to the hole so it's "FULL" again. Oil above the hole is optional but unnecessary.
There seems to be a huge fuss about trying to keep the oil level at the top of some cross-hatch that, according to the Supplement, has no meaning as far as the oil level is concerned. The holes tell you everything you need to know.
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