First of all, how full on the dipstick reading should your oil be?

Second, I asked my dealer service deptartment about the amount of oil between the "L" and "H" on the dipstick and he said it was equal to 1/4 of a quart. This seems incorrect, for all of my other vehicles(including other Hondas and Acuras), the dip stick measured about 1 quart between the "L" and the "H". Meaning, if the oil read on the "L", then I would add 1 quart in order to raise the level of the oil to the "H", thus a full oil reading.

Please advise and thank you.

Warren

 

Try and keep it within 1x of the H mark. And yes it takes approximately 1 qt to go from the L mark to the H mark on the dipstick. Each x is approximately 1/10 of a qt.

When changing your oil, it takes approximately 5.6 qts to re-fill the oil pan. Assuming you get a good drain with the car level and change the filter. Both the Helms manual and the Owner's manual are mis-printed with 5.1 qts for a re-fill.

 

I agree with Gloffer, except that I put just a tad more in mine (5.75 quarts) after a level 1 hour drain (warmed up oil prior to the drain). I make sure to cover all the X's on the stick and get right to the top letter. It never foams, so it's not too high.

Kind Regards, Chris

 

Thanks for the replies!

I filled it to the "H" before posting this thread, so I hope that is ok.

I am using Castrol GTX oil. The car has 9000 miles and is a 2000. Sound good?

Thanks again.

 

Sounds Fine.

 

Good. Thanks again.