peterkvs
Active Member
i have 350 HP Cat 3116 engines in my 400 DA and according to the manual the engines should hold 26.5 qts of oil. The most I have ever been able to squeeze in there after and oil change is 24 qts. This time when I put in the oil I measured as follows
1.5 qts in filter
16 qts to bottom mark on dipstick
22.5 qts to top mark on dipstick
24 total
I was also really surprised that the range of the supposed safe range of the dipstick was 6.5 qts.
The dipsticks are marked with scratches to show the levels. Could they be wrong?
I don't think there is much residual oil remaining after I drain the engines. I sucked them dry with the crapo reverso pump, then tried sucking out through dipstick hole and got nothing. I also sucked on the reverso line while running the reverso pump, but got mostly air. Lastly after running the engines for ten minutes after the oil change the oil was still clear, so I don't think there is much mixing with it.
Thoughts/experiences?
Thanks,
Pete
1.5 qts in filter
16 qts to bottom mark on dipstick
22.5 qts to top mark on dipstick
24 total
I was also really surprised that the range of the supposed safe range of the dipstick was 6.5 qts.
The dipsticks are marked with scratches to show the levels. Could they be wrong?
I don't think there is much residual oil remaining after I drain the engines. I sucked them dry with the crapo reverso pump, then tried sucking out through dipstick hole and got nothing. I also sucked on the reverso line while running the reverso pump, but got mostly air. Lastly after running the engines for ten minutes after the oil change the oil was still clear, so I don't think there is much mixing with it.
Thoughts/experiences?
Thanks,
Pete