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      09-19-2009, 03:16 PM   #9
JCtx
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You're doing it right buddy. To make doubly sure, just turn the engine off and on again while sitting in your usual garage spot (with the engine fully hot), rather than thru a reset. If it shows full again, no need to ever do that again (just the 'reset', like you've been doing). Remember the sensor can take a reading at any moment between 5 and 15 miles, so DON'T pay attention to those readings. If you were negotiating a curve, or braking, or accelerating... there goes your 'quart missing'.

By the way, a bad/malfunctioning sensor at only 6K+ miles is extremely unlikely, especially when it reads full the way you're supposed to measure oil level. I wouldn't worry about that, but it's a great idea to measure the amount of oil that drains out. Please keep us posted on that. Take care.
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