Noob oil question
#1
Noob oil question
Ok this is going to sound stupid but...
For every day I've had when I check oil, I turn off car, take out dipstick, wipe it, stick it back in, take it out, and voila I see the oil level.
But when I do this on the civic, it comes up dry. Like empty. And I checked like 2500 after getting an oilchange so I HIGHLY doubt it's all somehow compeltely burnt, the car has less than 200 k on it.
So is this like a Civic thing where it for some reason doesnt show oil, or wtf is happeneing? Obviously if I wipe it, put it back in, turn car on, then off, the look there is oil on it, but I thought you're supposed to check with it off.
Thanks.
For every day I've had when I check oil, I turn off car, take out dipstick, wipe it, stick it back in, take it out, and voila I see the oil level.
But when I do this on the civic, it comes up dry. Like empty. And I checked like 2500 after getting an oilchange so I HIGHLY doubt it's all somehow compeltely burnt, the car has less than 200 k on it.
So is this like a Civic thing where it for some reason doesnt show oil, or wtf is happeneing? Obviously if I wipe it, put it back in, turn car on, then off, the look there is oil on it, but I thought you're supposed to check with it off.
Thanks.
#6
Originally posted by pain2bare
Check first thing in the morning.
Check first thing in the morning.
#7
Why would my dipstick not be the right one though? that's kinda weird.
And you think I burnt off all my oil and 2500 km? that kinda blows..
What do you recommend? Just add oil every fillup? or should I replace rings and seals? how much willt hat cost ?
And you think I burnt off all my oil and 2500 km? that kinda blows..
What do you recommend? Just add oil every fillup? or should I replace rings and seals? how much willt hat cost ?
#10
I've seen some of those greddy dipsticks and other aftermarket ones be too long and end up hitting internal engine parts (crank, oil sump etc) and thats not a good thing.
but it is possible somebody lost the dipstick and just threw a new one in there and it happens to be too short...BUT if when u do an oil change with your 3.5L or so the stick shows it to be full, the stick is right...and if after 2500km there is no oil showing up on the stick that oil is goin somewhere
but it is possible somebody lost the dipstick and just threw a new one in there and it happens to be too short...BUT if when u do an oil change with your 3.5L or so the stick shows it to be full, the stick is right...and if after 2500km there is no oil showing up on the stick that oil is goin somewhere
#13
I don't redline, this is my beater, I drive it like a granny to save gas. I put in a little less than a litre of oil, and it shows full now. THe thing I don't get is why does it show ZERO oil? I obviously didnt' have zero oil in there, just a bunch got burned off...so shouldn't it show like half or wahtever? help me out here..
My engine has not even 200 k according to old owner, so why would it burn so much oil? Don't cars with 250k+ burn oil?
How much would it cost to fix the seals? is this something I can do myself?
I'll throw in 10w30 instead of 5w30 next time and hope it doesnt burn it off, is this a good idea?
My engine has not even 200 k according to old owner, so why would it burn so much oil? Don't cars with 250k+ burn oil?
How much would it cost to fix the seals? is this something I can do myself?
I'll throw in 10w30 instead of 5w30 next time and hope it doesnt burn it off, is this a good idea?
#14
Ok wtf... liek I said last night i put list about 750 ml of oil, it was full... I checked this morning and it came up dry again. I put the rest in (250 ml ish) and it said it was full.
This can't be right. I drove like 20 km last night, there's no way it burned off THAT much oil in like 30 mins of driving is there? Oh and back to my other question WHY doesn't it show actual level, it only seem to show full or dry... :S help please
Edit: I checked, and no there are no visible leaks...
This can't be right. I drove like 20 km last night, there's no way it burned off THAT much oil in like 30 mins of driving is there? Oh and back to my other question WHY doesn't it show actual level, it only seem to show full or dry... :S help please
Edit: I checked, and no there are no visible leaks...
#16
Originally posted by BlitzSix
Ok wtf... liek I said last night i put list about 750 ml of oil, it was full... I checked this morning and it came up dry again. I put the rest in (250 ml ish) and it said it was full.
This can't be right. I drove like 20 km last night, there's no way it burned off THAT much oil in like 30 mins of driving is there? Oh and back to my other question WHY doesn't it show actual level, it only seem to show full or dry... :S help please
Edit: I checked, and no there are no visible leaks...
Ok wtf... liek I said last night i put list about 750 ml of oil, it was full... I checked this morning and it came up dry again. I put the rest in (250 ml ish) and it said it was full.
This can't be right. I drove like 20 km last night, there's no way it burned off THAT much oil in like 30 mins of driving is there? Oh and back to my other question WHY doesn't it show actual level, it only seem to show full or dry... :S help please
Edit: I checked, and no there are no visible leaks...
my first car.. a 91 hatchie... the engine has 2 bad piston and seals were messed, gaskets need replacement... damn that thing... almost 3L burnt in a roundtrip of 80-100km... i remember i was so ghetto, i had like 24 quarts of motor oil in my trunk... coz i drive into london a lot, each trip in, and out, use about 10L of motor oil.... that's about 400km of driving... so yeah! its possible to burn that much oil if you have engine problem
my car was an auto, i drive even more granny back then... 100km/hr on the middle lane along 401! hahahaha
and why isn't it showing the correct level depends on length of dipstick (like cyn.mindset speak) your previous owner might just put another one in too short, so its not getting to the oil even when the oil is actually full... a typical honda 1.6L engine takes roughly 3.5L... so if you poor in 3.5L, run it for a minute, then see where the mark is on your dipstick, that will get you a general idea... and if things still don't look right to you, i suggest you try finding a mechanic to check it out for you =)
good luck