AP2------------->AP1....Let the fun begin!
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Love the writeup and road-trip photos! 
You probably already know that the AP1 will be more of a handful than the VSA-equipped 2006 you sold, but don't forget to be vigilant about checking your oil -- some [most] AP1s consume oil, and sometimes seemingly-overnight. Check every week for a few months until you're confident, and keep in mind the trick/proper way to read the dipstick...
You probably already know that the AP1 will be more of a handful than the VSA-equipped 2006 you sold, but don't forget to be vigilant about checking your oil -- some [most] AP1s consume oil, and sometimes seemingly-overnight. Check every week for a few months until you're confident, and keep in mind the trick/proper way to read the dipstick...
What trick/proper way to read the dipstick?
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Proper way to read the oil dipstick: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-under-hood-22/oil-level-929028/page2/#post21412145
Top of the top X (actually they are diamonds, not X's) is full.
Touching the H is overfull.
Two things I cannot stress enough...read both sides as mentioned. This car is #1 in the world for false readings due to a layer of oil being picked up off the windage tray. It coats one side of the stick. so you dip the stick into NOTHING, but still take a layer off oil off the windage tray. So read both sides, they must match. Morning cold checking when the car has sat overnight is best to check and avoid false readings. reading both sides as well as morning is key to 0% chane of error.
The second, DO NOT OVERFILL. This engine will suffer oil-hydrolock when the crankshaft slams the excess oil, it becomes airborne and gets sucked into the PCV and the engine piston top-side. I have seen this first hand. This is not a theory
Touching the H is overfull.
Two things I cannot stress enough...read both sides as mentioned. This car is #1 in the world for false readings due to a layer of oil being picked up off the windage tray. It coats one side of the stick. so you dip the stick into NOTHING, but still take a layer off oil off the windage tray. So read both sides, they must match. Morning cold checking when the car has sat overnight is best to check and avoid false readings. reading both sides as well as morning is key to 0% chane of error.
The second, DO NOT OVERFILL. This engine will suffer oil-hydrolock when the crankshaft slams the excess oil, it becomes airborne and gets sucked into the PCV and the engine piston top-side. I have seen this first hand. This is not a theory
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