I just did the 50hr service on my MX4800. I took off both oil drain plugs, took off the oil filter and pulled the dipstick and the fill cap and let it sit for 2hrs to make sure it was completely drained of oil. When I filled it back up, it took only 8qts to fill it instead of the 9qts it holds. 8qts filled it to just a hair above the top line on the dipstick (this is with the engine cold). I know when its warm more oil will be in the filter and spread around the engine. Trying to figure out why its not holding that 9th qt. Should I only look at the dipstick when the engine is warm or does it matter? Any ideas?
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