Oil

Posted by Mrs. Amanda Burton On 2010/4/3 18:16:02

I recently did an oil change on my '56 Clipper Deluxe: The car hasn't been run in a while and the engine was cold when I did it. I know typically you want the engine to be warm but I was still waiting on my fuel pump to come in so there was no warming it up. I've been told that when a car has been sitting oil has a tendency to settle in the pan so it's probable that I drained more out of the car than maybe if it had been warm and circulating? Anyway, I got my fuel pump on and went to do another quick check of everything before I started it. When I checked my oil level there wasn't any oil on the dip stick. I know that some systems have to be run to circulate the oil through before it reaches the pan but I don't want to risk it if that's not the case here. Is that the case on a car like this or should it already be there?

And by the way, the drain plug is back on the oil pan so I didn't just dump 5 quarts of oil onto the ground