12-05-2020, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by DrBacon
So this is a discussion I've had with a friend and we aren't really sure about, figured I'd ask here since you're all super knowledgeable people. But we're thinking THEORETICALLY, if you had an oil cooler and an oil fed turbo or supercharger, wouldn't it be smart to SLIGHTLY overfill your oil beyond the max line. The theory is that when the car sits the oil in the lines will drain back in the pan and give a higher than it actually is reading, when you go to start the car the oil is sucked in the lines and turbo/supercharger and now you're effectively low on oil. Does this sound insane or actually plausible?
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Meh, why overthink it? AFAIK, no ones ever lost a motor due to low oil in the above scenario, just check the level regularly and it’ll be fine. Also, too much oil is worse than too little (obviously very low on oil is very bad) but I’d rather be slightly low vs slightly too high personally.
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