Oil Levels

[Don Hickman]

Ditto on the oil levels.

Took me a couple of years before I finally figured out that I shouldn't add above the 6 quart level on the dipstick. I previously thought that I should keep it up to the 8 quart level. Wasted a lot of oil and spent a lot of time cleaning the belly and rear of the plane! Now I add a quart when it gets to 5 to bring it back to 6 and it runs fine. Belly and tail are a LOT cleaner too!

Sometimes I wonder if they should still let me fly. I mean, how long should it take someone to figure this out when after each oil change the dipstick showed 6 when I had just put in 8? Duh!