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Old July 27th, 2012, 11:56 AM   #174
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Originally Posted by reabo View Post
Sweet, did the oil change along with the filter, everything seems alright...for now. Ive noticed when i turn the engine on and look at the gauage, it empties, is that surpose to happen? But whewn the engine is off, its at normal level.
That is normal for the sight glass to empty while the engine is running.

Oil is cycling through the engine via oil pump when running. Once shutoff the oil is not being pumped through the engine resulting in it settling and being able to read the level in the sight glass.
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