MuffinMcFluffin
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- First Name
- Brandon
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- Jan 15, 2018
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- Elk Grove, CA
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- 1999 Honda Civic EX, 2019 Honda Civic Si
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So I have a new '19 Civic Si, and 767 miles in I decide to check my oil just because. I look at the dipstick, and it looks like the oil is below the wanted line! So I quickly rush to an auto parts store, buy a quart of the desired oil, and off I drive.
This morning, I'm trying to read it just to see where it's at, and I just can't tell. I wipe off the stick beforehand, then when I stick it in for a few seconds and pull it back out, I'm getting the same dark oil underneath the line as before, but then the rest of it seems to have a slight bit of oil, all the way up an inch on the metal piece!
I don't know if that's just scraping against oil on the side when I'm sliding it in and out, or if the oil was already full and sticking another quart in has made it rise this high... I really don't know. I was sitting there before cursing at myself for not checking it early enough and running on empty, and now I may end up cursing at myself for putting way too much oil into my car. However, for all I know I still may be a quart too low on oil! I just can't read the damn thing.
I'll snap a photo of it later, but I need to know what it should look like when oil is normal. Thanks.
This morning, I'm trying to read it just to see where it's at, and I just can't tell. I wipe off the stick beforehand, then when I stick it in for a few seconds and pull it back out, I'm getting the same dark oil underneath the line as before, but then the rest of it seems to have a slight bit of oil, all the way up an inch on the metal piece!
I don't know if that's just scraping against oil on the side when I'm sliding it in and out, or if the oil was already full and sticking another quart in has made it rise this high... I really don't know. I was sitting there before cursing at myself for not checking it early enough and running on empty, and now I may end up cursing at myself for putting way too much oil into my car. However, for all I know I still may be a quart too low on oil! I just can't read the damn thing.
I'll snap a photo of it later, but I need to know what it should look like when oil is normal. Thanks.
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