Quote Originally Posted by aaronng View Post
Either cold, or let the engine sit for about 3-5 minutes. It differs with engines. Certain brands are designed with narrow oil galleries and take longer for the oil to drain back down. Same for engines that use more viscous oils.
arong what you mean let it sit?

as in check the oil wen the engine is cold (say early morning) ??

i read in my manual it says to check it once warmed up , let it cool down, say 5 min then check dipstick .