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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / June 2005How do I know if the oil is full
How do I know if the oil is full on my car? About a year ago I bought a car and last week I was reading on a website that I am supposed to check the oil. The gage on the dash says "OIL" and it goes from L on the left to H on the right. I can only guess that the L means LOTS and the H means HARDLY. I looked at the gage and it is right in the middle. I am guessing that it needs more oil so it says LOTS. I went to Walmart and bought four 5 quart jugs. If thats not enough I will buy more. But how do I know how much will make the gage show "L"? Or do I just fill it until it's filled to the top? By the way, I was looking under the dash by that gage and cant find the place to put the oil. Where does it go? Charles R. Walters American Family Insurance Agent Home - Auto - Life Contact me for the best prices around. >How do I know if the oil is full on my car? About a year ago I bought >a car and last week I was reading on a website that I am supposed to >check the oil. The gage on the dash says "OIL" and it goes from L on Top of the engine. FIll it until it reaches the bottom of the oil fill hole. If it has been a while since you checked, it probalby will take several gallons, not quarts. Everything I say is a lie. I'm telling the truth. On the off chance you are serious, I am bored so I will bite.... The dash gauge is pressure. L for low, H for high. In the middle is a good thing. The dipstick to check the oil level is under the hood on the engine and if you can't find that I recommend a full serve gas station. They will check the oil for you and you can watch where he finds the stick. The stick will say full and add. Normally it takes a quart of oil 'only' when it gets to the add mark. Do not add oil if it is above that mark. Good luck..... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > How do I know if the oil is full on my car? About a year ago I bought > a car and last week I was reading on a website that I am supposed to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Home - Auto - Life > Contact me for the best prices around. > On the off chance you are serious, I am bored so I will bite.... > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's test > > How do I know if the oil is full on my car? About a year ago I bought > > a car and last week I was reading on a website that I am supposed to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Home - Auto - Life > > Contact me for the best prices around. Just curious. What would happen if someone actually did fill their engine completely with oil till it was right to the top of the fill tube? I always wondered that. I'd think that it would not crank over, but at the same time, we can move under water and oil is a liquid, so I am not sure...... I know it would spray oil everywhere and make a real mess. But would the engine run? Just curious. I'm sure someone has done it in the past..... (most likely a blond :) ) Gary --------------- >On the off chance you are serious, I am bored so I will bite.... > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> Home - Auto - Life >> Contact me for the best prices around. I think it would depend on trapped air to allow the engine to turn over. I doubt it would start (too much resistance with the crank submerged.) When I was a kid, the lad next door decided to see how much oil he could put in the lawnmower. The answer was: 1. A lot. 2. It did start. 3. It ran, and smoked so much you could not see anythign else. And as you mention, one he!! of a mess! >Just curious. What would happen if someone actually did fill their >engine completely with oil till it was right to the top of the fill >tube? I always wondered that. I'd think that it would not crank >over, but at the same time, we can move under water and oil is a >liquid, so I am not sure...... I know it would spray oil everywhere >and make a real mess. But would the engine run? > How do I know if the oil is full on my car? About a year ago I bought > a car and last week I was reading on a website that I am supposed to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Home - Auto - Life > Contact me for the best prices around. What ever you do... ... don't breed. > Anonymouswrote How do I know if the oil is full on my car? About a year ago bough > a car and last week I was reading on a website that I am suppose t > check the oil. The gage on the dash says "OIL" and it goes from o > the left to H on the right. I can only guess that the L means LOT > and the H means HARDLY. I looked at the gage and it is right i th > middle. I am guessing that it needs more oil so it says LOTS. wen > to Walmart and bought four 5 quart jugs. If thats not enough wil > buy more. But how do I know how much will make the gage show "L"? O > do I just fill it until it's filled to the top? By the way, I wa > looking under the dash by that gage and cant find the place to pu th > oil. Where does it go > > Charles R. Walter > American Family Insurance Agen > Home - Auto - Lif > Contact me for the best prices around you have got to be kidding! L means low H means high, duh. to add oi pop the hood and pour in the tube that comes out of the crankcase o in the valve cover. secondly you shouldn't be driving if you are tha clueless |
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