Checking oil

[Mr. Incandenza]

Is this even possible with 0w-20? I'm at 600 miles now and it's so thin and clean that I only see a little drop accumulated at the bottom. Strange!

[tsh]

with the engine cold, (i.e. 10 celcius), I had no problem. Make sure you clean the dipstick, and draw it out quickly. If it is really low, you need to fix it sharpish! My dealer was kind if insistant that I should check the oil regularly so maybe there is a hint of a known issue there...

[Bvg]

Like tsh said, try doing it with a cold engine, and draw the dipstick out once, and clean it off, then do it again very quickly, and turn it horizontal as soon as possible. The oil is so thin that if you don't turn it horizontal it drips down to the end, making it nearly impossible to see what the actual level is...

[gomarlins3]

I can tell you that at 4,000 miles it is much easier to see as I just went out and checked.

[Mr. Incandenza]

Key was doing it cold it seems. Looks fine! Manual states to check it 3 minutes after shutting off the engine but good luck with that...

[Shatner]

Originally Posted by Bvg

Like tsh said, try doing it with a cold engine, and draw the dipstick out once, and clean it off, then do it again very quickly, and turn it horizontal as soon as possible. The oil is so thin that if you don't turn it horizontal it drips down to the end, making it nearly impossible to see what the actual level is...

This is the proper way to check oil. In any car w/ a dipstick.