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Old 09-16-2009, 12:30 PM
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I need help....i recently bought a 94 civic and decided to do a oil change, so i did the oil change and when i went to check the oil level it just had a drop on the dipstick so im like wtf...i know for a fact it dosent leak any oil...can anyone help me solve this...thanks
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Correct dipstick? The guy I bought my ride from had the wrong one in it and I overfilled the damn engine trying to top off the oil.
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Default Re: dipstick dosent measure oil level?

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Correct dipstick? The guy I bought my ride from had the wrong one in it and I overfilled the damn engine trying to top off the oil.
so ure saying change the dipstick n see what happens
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How much oil did you add?
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How much oil did you add?
4 quarts
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What engine do you have?

If you look into the oil fill hole, do you see oil pooled at the top of the head?

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What engine do you have?

If you look into the oil fill hole, you see oil pooled at the top of the head?
y8 and i took the cap off to see if theirs oil and yes theirs oil
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...and i took the cap off to see if theirs oil and yes theirs oil
Pooled oil (abnormal) or just normal oil coating?

Were you adding oil to a rebuilt Y8 engine that had no oil or was this a standard oil change?
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Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
Pooled oil (abnormal) or just normal oil coating?

Were you adding oil to a rebuilt Y8 engine that had no oil or was this a standard oil change?
this is how i bought the car so dont know
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Default Re: dipstick dosent measure oil level?

turns out the dipstick was wrong, it had a dipstick from a d15b7 which is shorter from the d15b and d16y8...so i just got one from a d16y5 i have laying in the back....thanks for the advice grumblemarc
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