8v92 TA oil capacity

Ask your dealer what the capacity is with your serial number. Do your current dipsticks not have markings, and why would you feel that they are not correct? Why not mark the new dipsticks exactly like the old ones? You are not going to get all of the oil out of the cooler or lines when you do an oil change. On DD's the difference between High and low on the dispsticks I've seen is around an inch.

Hi,

Don't worry GM sell them in a number of lengths , if yours is no longer log enough to reach the oil they will have a longer one you can try

The above was of course only a joke.

The dip sticks might be different lengths overall but how does the length compare between the ferrule under the top end and the highest mark on the dip stick?

What is the distance between the upper and lower marks on your dip stick?

I have calibrated a number of dip sticks over the years.

Fill your engine with the correct quantity and grade of Engine Oil.

If you can prime the filters before starting then all the better.

If not run the engine for a few minutes then stop it and add what you reckon the filters hold. Make a mark, make another at the same distance from where they are now. That's it your done. Don't be surprised if you burn less oil by maintaining the level somewhere between the marks rather than right against the full one.

In all the time you have been posting I am amazed that now this call comes out. When did you decide the dipsticks were not doing the job?

If you can check the oil while the engine is running make another mark this will normally on a CAT be between the two marks not sure exactly where it will be on a DD.

I also do not remember ever calibrating a dipstick on a DD in any application I have seen in on and off road vehicles.

The new DD dipsticks are extra long and are never marked anymore because they just sell the extra long one, so the same part will fit a 6v71 to a 12-92. ALSO on DD's I've seen the dipstick tube having two different lengths due to a different shape between used between port and starboard for access, and having different length dipsticks. You have to scribe them yourself. I changed one and made sure everything was exactly the same as the old one. However, I would do an oil change and see how the dipsticks read. Another thing with a lot of DD's, the level in the pan can change a lot depending on how the boat is sitting. For example if the stern rises 5" like on a SF low on fuel, it will change the level on the stick quite a bit (like 1/2-3/4") on a 12v71. It might also hold a different amount depending on who marinized it. Find out who marinized it (JT, Covington, etc.) and give them a call about capacity. But scribe it as KIWI said.