Just changed the oil cooler and removed the oil before hand with a draper vacuum pump before hand. I was shocked how much oil was removed - nigh on 10 litres according to the draper graduations. Anyway, on refilling it took a full 10 litres and wasn't actually full to the top mark - 2 graduations short. Does this seen right? Anyone else had similar experiences?
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Mark

That sounds too much to me.
I usually get 9.25 litres of dirty oil out, but when I am refilling it I start with 8 litres then add very small amounts (less than 0.25l ) at a time until I am happy and it shows one section from full, then when it gets hot it shows full.
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I get 10L out when the engine is cold and the oil has fully drained down through the engine overnight. Takes longer to extract cold oil though. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

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Just changed the oil cooler and removed the oil before hand with a draper vacuum pump before hand. I was shocked how much oil was removed - nigh on 10 litres according to the draper graduations. Anyway, on refilling it took a full 10 litres and wasn't actually full to the top mark - 2 graduations short. Does this seen right? Anyone else had similar experiences?
Regards
Mark

Sounds about right to me.

Removing the cooler will have removed a small vacuum inside the block and allowed some additional oil to reach the sump.

When I do a change on warm, I get around 9 litres out anyway and that's only leaving it to drain for a short while. Total official capacity is 9.9L.

As your oil is now within the fill range, leave it there, drive it for a day and take 2 separate readings tomorrow 20 minutes after using. Obviously ensure the car is level.

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I’m on the same page as you in this. The draper vacuum took out nigh on 10litres so I’ll keep my eye on it. I started with 8litres and it was on the bottom mark and saying top up. I did a litre at a time and in the end added the final 0.5litre and it’s just short of the top max mark. Just takes ages to check the level as we all know!
Thanks again for the answers
Regards
Mark

If it’s on max when cold, it will show overfilled when checking warm 20mins after shut down.
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What you take out is immaterial, especially on DPF equipped vehicles - any work on the oil cooler will release additional oil back to sump, not a massive amount, but 'some'. A dealer service fill will be 9.4 litres, no messing around with checking levels, a little bit at a time etc. etc. these boys are on the clock so are not going to waste time when they know that 9.4 litres will put the oil level indicator around the 3/4 full mark - which is where it should be.
Also bear in mind that the sump is designed to allow the vehicle to operate at extreme angles for extended periods of time, not having the optimum oil level isn't going to cause any problems when it's predominantly used on tarmac.

Is It best to check the oil when hot or cold? asking for a friend

Yes.

Tepid will only give you intermediate results.

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Why not check the oil as per advised in the owners manual?
On a level surface with engine at operating temp and 15 mins after shutdown. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

I found this "cheat" previously for Jaguar - will try it tomorrow see if it work on FFRR

It will show the oil level without waiting 10 minutes - makes it so much easier to do oil and filter

Once it warm obviously make sure level is correct after running

1. Open the Bonnet

2. Turn on ignition without starting.

3. Scroll through settings on dash

4. Select oil level

If read out is not available, push the "Cancel" button on cruise control two times quickly and try again. 2009 - L322 5.0 S/C Autobiography

That procedure does work. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

It does on a Discovery 4, may well on a L405 but definitely not on a L322 <2009

It only works on L332 if you have the bonnet open