Re: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #424 - 93 Spider oil dip stick

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you very much for the information.

Gwynne Spencer

At 08:28 PM 11/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 11/17/2004 5:30:07 PM Central Standard Time,
>owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:
>Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:08:20 -0500
>From: "Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@domain.elided>
>Subject: [alfa] '93 Spider oil dip stick
>
>On my '93 Spider Veloce dip stick there are two small holes, one near the
>bottom, the other up about 1 1/4". The manual does not discuss the details:
>I want to know what the amount of oil is represented by this distance - 1
>liter??
>
>Gwynne Spencer
>
>     Two quarts.  To check that, the next time you change oil, add six 
> quarts,
>start the car to fill the oil filter and check the dip stick.  The total
>system holds eight quarts, so after six you should be on the lower mark.  Add
>another quart and you should be half way between the marks.  Then add the 
>last
>quart.
>     I say eight quarts assuming that you pull the valve cover and change the
>half quart of dirty oil in the cam galleys.  I always fill the oil filter to
>soak up the filter material and decrease the amount of oil needed on start up
>to fill the filter.
>     If you want to be really obsessive compulsive, drop the lower sump of 
> the
>oil pan and clean the crap out of the bottom when you change the oil.
>     And while you have the valve cover off, you might check the valve
>clearances and tension the timing chain.
>
>
>Ciao,
>Russ Neely
>Oklahoma City
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