Today i noticed the dip stick showed i had no oil in the car. On the spot i quickly added oil after adding 2qtrs i noticed that my oil level was a half a qrt over the limmit. To me that picture didnt look good...So after scratching my head for a while
my Bro and i where looking at the dipstick and thinking it was a bit short..kinda like a 1.6b16 stick...Since this is a jdm swap it could have came off my b16 i had prior....So what i was thinking is someone measure there dip stick from the green part down and post up there resault...I measured at 9 and 3/8....thanks in advance

 

Well, I'd measure mine for you if I had my car here... But did you give it about 10 minitues after turning the car off to check the oil level? And did you leave another 5 after you put more oil in?!

 

First of all measure the oil on a level surface and COLD. A warm motor and/or un level surface will give you an inaccurate reading.

 

what i like to do is:

1. park on level surface.
2. warm car up w/o revving.
3. let stand w/motor off for 5-10 minutes.
4. check dipstick.

this has always gotten me good readings.

 

You are supposed to check when completely cold. And it most likely will not be that accurate if you warm the car up 10 minutes prior to checking. Think about it logically. When you start the car, the motor starts lubricating the internals, and giving it only ten minutes means that some of the oil is still going to be on all those parts, therfore giving you a reading that is lower than the amount of oil that is actually in the motor.

 

The car was cold the car was level....i just need a measurment.....thats ALL....thanks

 

There are several ways you can double-check to see if your dipstick is the right one:

1. You can get together with another local ITR owners and play a game of "let's see whose is longer" to see if yours is the right length. Or swap them to see what each dipstick reads in the other guy's car.

2. You can do an oil change using the correct amount of oil, and see where it reads on the dipstick.

3. You can buy a new dipstick. They can't be all that expensive.

 

the b16 and ITR are the same stick....the stick pole is the same..just different block heights.

 

Hot or cold, who gives a ****... just keep it between the dots.

 

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OMG I can't believe you said that I bet you are one of thouse people that don't use a torque wrench on your drain plug either

 

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OMG I can't believe you said that I bet you are one of thouse people that don't use a torque wrench on your drain plug either </TD></TR></TABLE>

CRAIG,

i cant believe you only mis-spelled one word in your post

lma0!

 

ahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

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i cant believe you only mis-spelled one word in your post

lma0!</TD></TR></TABLE>

"eat ****" --Willard

 

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OMG I can't believe you said that I bet you are one of thouse people that don't use a torque wrench on your drain plug either </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol.

-Dave, who is happy if there's oil on the dipstick at all, **** the dots.

 

for old times sake...


:fire:

 

Yup, hot or cold doesn't really matter - as long as the engine has shut off for 5-10 minutes so the oil has had a chance to settle down to the oil pan. I've had people say that cold reads higher because ALL the oil has settled to the bottom, hot reads higher because the oil has expanded with the heat, and these two factors cancel each other out.

I'm pretty sure the manual tells you to run the engine and shut it off for 5-10 minutes. But I check it when the engine is cold anyway. IT DOESN'T MATTER. It's not like it's that precise anyway; if your reading is off (or high or low) by a quarter of a quart, it's nothing to worry about.

 

im in type r heaven and i cant get a measurmen???instead i get you could do this and you could do that???Just measure the god damn stick..i know no other local itr owners,i dont car to buy a new stick and i never change oil cuz i burn it to fast.....
So some one p[lease measure the freaking stick....plz

 

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Okay, so let me get this right:

1. You are swearing and insulting people who have given you advice that would be helpful to anyone else but you.

and

2. You are intent on destroying your engine by never changing the oil and running it down below the dipstick anyway. (Even if you need to add oil between changes, you still need to change the oil to get all the dirt and impurities out of there.)

So that's a good description of what you're doing. Right? I just want to make sure I understand.

 

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mine measures about 8".

 

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Hot or cold?

 

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I was wondering about this the other day.
Is one supposed to measure the topside or the underside of the dipstick?

 

stoopid ITR's always burning da frikkin oil all the time...

so quick survey - what should I replace my Mobil 1 10w30 with (car burns too much of it)? Syntec? Amsoil? Motul?
and don't tell me to get a heavier grade - winter is coming...

 

Castrol GTX?

 

I was not typing with contempt.....

I know its not good to let oil run low but i cant pop the hood every where i go...i mean come on. Talk about hilbilly mechanic.Anyways my oil stays between the dots, and i change the oil filter every 1k........sorry for the misunderstanding.

i was measuring from the bottom of the green down...

 

Hey, I'll go right now and measure for you with pics... Also, I am running Motul 5w40 and its burned about 1 liter in about 4000 kms. If that helps you any.