Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 308 GT4 - Oil Level Check

[Dennis Liu (BigHeadDennis]

Mauricio, in my experience with various DRY SUMP Ferraris, the procedure is:

Warm up the car, at least enough to trigger the radiator fan(s).  Any
reasonable drive should be sufficient.  Shut off the engine.  Open the lid,
check the oil.  If one waits more than a few minutes, the reading is less
accurate.

HTH!

Vty,

--Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Mauricio Mesa [mailto:mesa_mauricio [at] yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:52 AM
To: Dennis Liu
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] 308 GT4 - Oil Level Check

I am the owner of a fantastic 1975 308 GT4.  Like Hans said they are very
dependable, high quality, fun exotics to own.  I drive mine every weekend,
very reasonable to maintain.
    
Since nothing is ever perfect, here goes my question.
I am having the hardest time reading the correct oil level in it.  The
owner's manual is not very specific, it states to check the oil after the
car has been warmed up but also only after a few minutes after being shut
down.  What do they mean by "a few minutes."  I mean mine shows the
following dip stick
readings: after 5 minutes, oil on the tip; after 15 miuntes, oil on the
minimum level; after 30 minutes, oil in the normal range; completely cold
morning after, oil passes beyond the max level.  I run Agip Synthetic 2000
10w40.  My car runs excellent, good oil pressure and good engine
temperature.  My Ferrari mechanic says that these were designed with extra
oil capacity so it is no problem if it has more oil than max level.  

Anyone know the correct measurement procedure.

Thanks,

Mauricio Mesa
Miami, FL


 
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