Briman2021

Okay, for all those that helped me with the filter, thank you very much, i appreciate it.

Now I have another question. I filled the car back up with oil. 3 full 1 quart bottles, and then approx 25 oz out of the last bottle, making for right around 3.8 quarts, which is what the owners manual specifies for my car. But when I put the dip stick in, it was above the top dot.

What could cause this?? Is it the fact that the filter wasn't full of oil yet, or other parts of the engine weren't full yet??

Thanks!!

Fuster_Cluck

Is the car warmed to normal temperature?
Are you on level ground?

Those could be 2 reasons you are getting an incorrect reading.

ADDED: If the oil is over filled. I had the same problem my last oil change. I didn't want to waste $16 of Mobil 1 so I took the drain bolt out to where it drained very slowly into a drip pan. After a few minutes I rechecked and it was good to go I didn't even have to jack the car up or anything like that. The car is not lowered. I just placed my head underneath and my long breaker bar to loosen the bolt and re-torqued once completed

TrickHonda98

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hybrid93Hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is the car warmed to normal temperature?
Are you on level ground?

Those could be 2 reasons you are getting an incorrect reading.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yep, mother nature and gravity could ruin your readings.

Briman2021

cool, thanks, it was jacked up, and not at operating temp, so im sure it will be fine. I took it for a test drive and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Thanks!!

Fuster_Cluck

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Briman2021 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it was jacked up, and not at operating temp, </TD></TR></TABLE>

You'll learn. I knew nothing a long time ago as well

m3dia_lab

you would know if its too full...