Motor Oil Check

So this may come out as dumb but um...how do you check how much oil you have in your car? Other cars have like "max" and "min" labels on the dipstick but my '94 SL doesn't have any labels on it. There are 2 "cuttings" on the stick that I've been using as the max and min labels but don't know if that's the right way. Do you guys have labels on your sticks? If not how do you check your oil? Thanks. :rolleyes:

Well this is covered in the manual, I believe they are hot and cold notches. I generally try and keep my oil in between the two when the engine is cold.

Cool deal. I've been doing that as well but didn't know if it was right or not. Hehe Thanks. :)

Is it normal for these engines to use oil?... my engine only has 40k miles on it.. and ive added oil to it 2 times within the past 2 months...i also keep mine right between those 2 lines as well

Stealth, I'm not sure but that seems kinda often for you to be adding oil. How much do you have to add each time? I check mine often but I usually don't have to add until I do an oil change.

i have to change my oil once a month. i drive 3000 miles every month and a half.

usally my lifters start ticking when its time to change the oil.

Damn, that's a lot of miles young.... Hey, did you get your car back with everything fixed/painted?

no, i took the 3 grand and fixed my trannie and then got the carbon fiber hood and fixed the light

what the hell do you do that makes you drive 3k miles so fast?

i drive 60 miles a day just going to work alone.
on weekends i just go everywhere. all my friends live 40 miles away so i end up going all the way down there alot.

i'm just a driver

I've noticed alot of people who have 3000GTs have long comutes to work or other places, I got it because it was cheaper than going on the trian every other weekend to see my girlfriend at the time.

My gf puts the miles on my car. LOL She's always like "I have to go here" "I have to go there!" Ugh....my poor babie has to take her everywhere. Damn! LOL

hehe you rhyme!

Stealth, I'm not sure but that seems kinda often for you to be adding oil. How much do you have to add each time? I check mine often but I usually don't have to add until I do an oil change.

The engine i have now is a used one... i got it from a place and it has 40k miles on it.. it was put in the middle of june.. but i havent changed the oil yet... so im guessing thats the reason.. plus my lifters tick pretty bad when i first start it up... but they still tick when its warmed up to normal temp. ... what is the right oil for these cars?... and any particular brand?

The engine i have now is a used one... i got it from a place and it has 40k miles on it.. it was put in the middle of june.. but i havent changed the oil yet... so im guessing thats the reason.. plus my lifters tick pretty bad when i first start it up... but they still tick when its warmed up to normal temp. ... what is the right oil for these cars?... and any particular brand?

I'm currently using Mobil 1 10w30.

I have castrol GTX 10w30.. i was curious what mits. called for on these cars