92 buick oil dipstick reads low/cold read high/

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Apr 1, 2013 | 5:21 PM

stanman

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92 buick oil dipstick reads low/cold read high/

ok when i check it in the morning its fine 1/4 below the max. when the car is warmed up it reads wayyyyy over by 3 times.
its a 92 buick lesabre. I have never seen this help pls!?

Apr 1, 2013 | 6:31 PM

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Not to make this sound like a stupid question but, is this after you pull it out, clean off the oil on the dipstick & recheck it?

Apr 3, 2013 | 11:35 AM

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Not to make this sound like a stupid question but, is this after you pull it out, clean off the oil on the dipstick & recheck it?

Yes sir I did. found the issue so im set. it was user inpatients error.

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