oil to low on dip stick

fightcity · 07-27-2008, 03:52 AM

so i changed the oil on my SI
i put in 4.6 quarts of oils and according to the dip stick
i need to put in way more oil. it marks the oil just under the first hole closest to the tip.
i mean the si takes 4.6 quarts, right???
should i just put all 5 quarts in or will that mess up my car?

asdf · 07-27-2008, 03:55 AM

are you on a hill or incline of some sort?

fightcity · 07-27-2008, 03:59 AM

i changed the oil in my garage. so yeah everything should be level

harobmx87 · 07-27-2008, 04:08 AM

i put it a full 5qts and its still a little low. some people actually put in 5.5qts

nayilsi · 07-27-2008, 04:10 AM

5 qts is enough

fightcity · 07-27-2008, 04:12 AM

5.5 huh
well if most of you are putting in 5 quarts
i guess i'll do the same
lets see how it goes

dorkiedoode · 07-27-2008, 02:47 PM

i dumped 5 quart and it just barely made it to the middle mark. then after 2k miles it went down but still on top of the first dot. then i dumped another .5 quart in, now im good. i remember the first time i drove with low oil before cause i didn't know this car eat oil until i made a sharp turn and saw the low oil pressure light on for a split second then im like ohhh Sh** wth. so came home and checked it, and it was a little under the first dot. so i just added .8 quart in to get it back. anyways be sure to check your oil once in a while.

mike502 · 07-27-2008, 03:03 PM

your car might not be loosing oil. Make sure you are starting the car before you check the oil level for the final time. If your oil is full, then you drive it and the oil goes down, it is more than likely because you didn't check it after the oil filter filled up.

don't take my word for it though.. If your car is losing oil somewhere that is not good and you should investigate further. Most new 4cyl cars (civics included) hold around 5 qts.

07-27-2008, 03:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
fightcity Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 54 iTrader: 0 / 0%	oil to low on dip stick so i changed the oil on my SI i put in 4.6 quarts of oils and according to the dip stick i need to put in way more oil. it marks the oil just under the first hole closest to the tip. i mean the si takes 4.6 quarts, right??? should i just put all 5 quarts in or will that mess up my car?

07-27-2008, 04:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
harobmx87 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 21 Posts: 539 Sarandis iTrader: 0 / 0%	i put it a full 5qts and its still a little low. some people actually put in 5.5qts Last edited by harobmx87; 07-27-2008 at 04:11 AM.

07-27-2008, 02:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
dorkiedoode Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,388 Kevin iTrader: 6 / 100%	i dumped 5 quart and it just barely made it to the middle mark. then after 2k miles it went down but still on top of the first dot. then i dumped another .5 quart in, now im good. i remember the first time i drove with low oil before cause i didn't know this car eat oil until i made a sharp turn and saw the low oil pressure light on for a split second then im like ohhh Sh** wth. so came home and checked it, and it was a little under the first dot. so i just added .8 quart in to get it back. anyways be sure to check your oil once in a while. Last edited by dorkiedoode; 07-27-2008 at 02:51 PM.

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07-27-2008, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
asdf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,145 iTrader: 6 / 100%	are you on a hill or incline of some sort?

07-27-2008, 03:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
fightcity Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 54 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i changed the oil in my garage. so yeah everything should be level

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nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: You mean nothing to me Posts: 9,648 iTrader: 0 / 0%	5 qts is enough

07-27-2008, 04:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
fightcity Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 54 iTrader: 0 / 0%	5.5 huh well if most of you are putting in 5 quarts i guess i'll do the same lets see how it goes

07-27-2008, 03:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
mike502 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 iTrader: 0 / 0%	your car might not be loosing oil. Make sure you are starting the car before you check the oil level for the final time. If your oil is full, then you drive it and the oil goes down, it is more than likely because you didn't check it after the oil filter filled up. don't take my word for it though.. If your car is losing oil somewhere that is not good and you should investigate further. Most new 4cyl cars (civics included) hold around 5 qts.