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If it keeps trending up - how is your coolant level?
A slight leak in the head gasket can push coolant into the oil. Since oil floats on water, your oil level will go up.
This happened to my brother's old 99 (yes, it goes back a ways). He'd put in 4 quarts of oil, and a week later drain out 5 quarts of, well, not nice stuff.
I'd go with the other folks explanations first - a pint either way is hard to measure, and there is the effect of oil hiding in engines, depending on when you do the check. But if you see an upward trend, look to your coolant.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Oil level seems to get higher instead of lower, LASaabBoy, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:55:46
- Re: Oil level seems to get higher instead of lower, Ari , Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:10:12 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Oil level seems to get higher instead of lower, No Snaab, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:01:06
- I'd have an oil sample analyzed n/m, Dick in Falls Church, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:42:44
- Re: Oil level seems to get higher instead of lower, oldsaab, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:07:08
- Re: Oil level seems to get higher instead of lower, LASaabBoy, Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:56:36
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