Engin oil leval

[Sandun]

Hi the stick that check oil leval of engin has small arrow mark and head of the arrow has a line and down of the arrow has a line alsso - ok now my problem , if i fill oil till the arrow head line , very soon the oill come down till bottom line of arrow mark after that not go down - oil light off when start the car - i see some oill leak from crank cover -does the oill leval problem to run car ?

[bmcecosse]

It should be filled to the upper mark. Use 20W50 oil. Is it leaking - or burning (blue smoke...) the oil ?

[Sandun]

not blue smok - if i fill oil ful very soon come down till bottem leval

[bmcecosse]

It must be going somewhere - leaking or burning... It's always possible you have the wrong dipstick of course - and are over-filling the sump. Only way to check is to drain the oil - and refill with the correct amount (6.5 pints 3.7 litres) - run the engine for a minute or two, let it settle for five, and then check the reading on the stick!