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Old 03-30-2018   #29
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Default Re: Always stick to the basics, no short cuts....!!!!!

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Originally Posted by gtcollins@maxnet.co.nz View Post
Thanks for your honesty we have all made mistakes hopefully others can learn from your experience last night I was driving my ZR-1 and pulled up at the lights after down changing and was waiting for the lights to change and was looking out my side window and sore a lot of smoke go by I just topped the oil up if you watched the video I did there was on smoke on decel so maybe I need to burn of the top 1 liter there are other vehicle that do the same

Regards Glen
Glen,
My apology if you already are aware of this;
The LT5 is notorious for slow oil drain-back to the oil pan from the top end after shutdown.

I noticed that you mentioned "just topped the oil up". If you did this based on the dipstick reading after turning the engine off, it is highly probable that you have overfilled. The best time to check oil level in an LT5 is the first cold start of the day.
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