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Originally Posted by V70uk
Hi, I read this post and then proceeded to my Volvo garage and asked them if I could purchase a dipstick dipstick holder for rings and bolts to convert this into a full-size dipstick, but since fitting it it reads the wrong amount of oil as this states 6.9L to full rather than 5.9L.
Has anyone else had this problem when adding a police dipstick to their D5?
I have a P3 V70 D5 2012 215bhp
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Think about what you are saying dude. The dipstick on the car cannot actually read. Therefore it cannot read the wrong amount can it? What YOU may be reading/interpreting incorrectly is the relationship between level shown against scale/markings on the dipstick and actual amount of oil in the engine. It's simply a matter of correlation between volume of oil and the wetted level against the markings. The electronic indicator and the physical dipstick are never likely to be perfectly calibrated/aligned to each other and do not need to be.
On a D5 I believe around 2 to 2.5 of the 'X' units along the etched |XXXX| markings equates to 5.8-5.9l of oil. If you fill until all marks are wet then you will have overfilled by 0.5-1.0 litres I reckon.