Check dipstick when truck is hot or cold?

Should I check my oil dipstick level when my truck oil is hot or cold it's a 2004 tacoma v6 dc been looking online but can't find anything about it

 

cold is fine. or warmed up with engine turned off.

 

Either or

 

You’re dip stick has a wide acceptable zone. I generally do it cold when I do the oil change and sometime later after running the vehicle around.

 

i do believe the level on the dipstick will be at its highest level when it is cold?
check in morning before start up or other way if you are graveyard inclined

 

Does not matter.

In the good old days of crap domestics that burn more oil than gas, I'd check the oil at every fill up (or every other), which means when it's hot.

Or do it when it's cold so you don't burn your hand, lol.

 

Well I did my oil change and upon checking my oil dip stick and it was at the full line so I drove around now it's reading half a quart more the oil i used was 5w30 mobile one

 

I did the oil change was at the full line now that I drove around I checked it again and it's reads half a quart more

 

did you change the oil filter too?
how much oil did you put in?

 

Check it in the morning, before start up as @GQ7227 suggested. That's as accurate as it gets.

Edit- Half a quart I probably wouldn't be too concerned about, any more than that, I dump some.

 

Yeah I even prefilled it or at least tried to half of it dropped when I screwed it on lol

 

I well check in the moring

 

It's was on the full line so I guess it goes down after it cools down weird

 

i think it has to do with gravity!

 

were you on a level surface? If I check my oil when my truck is tilted one way or the other, even slightly, it throws off the reading.

 

Cold is fine. If you've been driving let it sit for a few minutes to let the oil drain to the pan. If you've been driving there will be residue in the tube that might show a higher than true reading. So fine it a couple minutes.

 

I check in the morning then look for big poodles under the truck just in case

 

A big poodle, you say?

 

Oh yea, that oil leak is big and dark. Definitely need an oil change. LOL

 

Big poodles just like that only not clipped as fine.

I was about 9 years old Had a standard Poodle I found running wild he adopted me.

I loved that Dog Mom sort of run him over it was not a good time .