checking the oil
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alright, i am not a mechanic and i opened up teh hood and and could not findd a dipstick on this engine. Where is it and how do i knwo if its low????
( never did work on a car before) just buy em and drive
( never did work on a car before) just buy em and drive
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s2kkid, the dipstick top is the black plastic rectangle with an embossed oil lamp on it on the forward, left side of the red "VTEC" labeled valve cover.
(1) Park the car on a level surface. Turn off the engine. Wait five minutes.
(2) Release the hood latch to the left of the driver's left knee.
(3) Release the hood release and prop the hood open.
(4) Locate the dipstick's black top and extract the dipstick up.
(5) Wipe the dipstick with a clean, disposable towel.
(6) Place the dipstick back in the dipstick's tube.
(7) Extract it again and locate the highest line of oil on each side.
It should be near the top "x". When it gets to the bottom of the "x"s you are low a quart.
Woodwork's thread, above, has a really good discussion of dipstick reading technique.
One European board member said his dealer told him just to stop by and the dealer would check it. Perhaps you might ask the dealer if he would let you stop by after every fill-up and help you with this until you are comfortable with the procedure.
These are really great cars but stuff happens. If you lose an engine it might not even be related to low oil. Certainly you'd like to be sure your oil isn't low.
I can tell you it is a pain to be without your car for a few weeks while you're getting a new $11,000 engine, even if it is covered by warranty. If you don't check the oil ever, Honda might decide that it was owner negligence rather than manufacturing error and might not honor the warranty.
(1) Park the car on a level surface. Turn off the engine. Wait five minutes.
(2) Release the hood latch to the left of the driver's left knee.
(3) Release the hood release and prop the hood open.
(4) Locate the dipstick's black top and extract the dipstick up.
(5) Wipe the dipstick with a clean, disposable towel.
(6) Place the dipstick back in the dipstick's tube.
(7) Extract it again and locate the highest line of oil on each side.
It should be near the top "x". When it gets to the bottom of the "x"s you are low a quart.
Woodwork's thread, above, has a really good discussion of dipstick reading technique.
One European board member said his dealer told him just to stop by and the dealer would check it. Perhaps you might ask the dealer if he would let you stop by after every fill-up and help you with this until you are comfortable with the procedure.
These are really great cars but stuff happens. If you lose an engine it might not even be related to low oil. Certainly you'd like to be sure your oil isn't low.
I can tell you it is a pain to be without your car for a few weeks while you're getting a new $11,000 engine, even if it is covered by warranty. If you don't check the oil ever, Honda might decide that it was owner negligence rather than manufacturing error and might not honor the warranty.
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