AMG

Alright well I changed my oil today and here are the following steps I took:

1.) Drained old oil
2.) Removed old filter
3.) Put drain plug back
4.) Installed new filter
5.) Put 4 qts. oil in motor

I then checked the oil level and it read right below the full mark. I then drove the car and came back. I checked it again and it was over the max line. (about half of the length between the two dots.)

So I figured that the oil was hot and finally drained all into the oil pan. I then checked it when the motor was cold and still the same!?

I know that 4.2 is the precise amount to put in, but why with only 4 qts. does it go over the line? Whats ironic is that everytime I had it changed at a local lube place, they filled it to the same height as it shows now....

EDIT: I am not sure how this would affect it, but ill throw this in to:
When I change my oil, I like to put some oil in the oil filter before installing it, but that was included with the total 4 qts. Im confused

Soccerking3000

ummm maybe because when the oil gets hot it expands, thats kinda what stuff does when it gets hot

AMG

Stop trying to be a smartass. I am trying to get an answer.

Read again:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So I figured that the oil was hot and finally drained all into the oil pan. I then checked it when the motor was cold and still the same!?

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Soccerking3000

serouisly i am not trying to be a smartass but did you make sure to put the dipstick all the way in i know it might sound stupid but you never know

Soccerking3000

how long did you let it drain for? and did your run the car for a few minutes to heat the oil up? you might have had oil in the head and so forth and when you first checked it it seemed at the right pooint but once the car started it started to pump it around and in reality you had more oil in there than you thought

snowman0520

maybe there was oil in the oil pump and all the lines that run to the filter etc and in the head like Soccerking3000 said.

B18C1 '96 Coupe

Hondas use anywhere from 3.25-3.5qt oil.

What you did is put 4qt which is .75 - .5 qt oil to much.

really you probably have way to much.

.15 or so in the filter

So really its not producing it has too much
It just didnt fall all teh way to the pan

AMG

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C1 ’96 Coupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hondas use anywhere from 3.25-3.5qt oil.

What you did is put 4qt which is .75 - .5 qt oil to much.

really you probably have way to much.

.15 or so in the filter

So really its not producing it has too much
It just didnt fall all teh way to the pan
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Being a hybrid owner and owning a gsr motor, you know that 4.2 qts. is what the manual sys for a 1.8 GSR/R motor. I think you may have thought of a sohc motor

B18C1 '96 Coupe

Got me. I didnt realize you had a B18c1. Good luck.

SiYouLater

i use 4 qt's with no problem

AMG

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99FBPSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i use 4 qt's with no problem</TD></TR></TABLE>

Great News for you!!!!

But what about me?

SiYouLater

was your car on a flat surface or was it the same surface when you checked the oil levels?

AMG

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99FBPSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">was your car on a flat surface or was it the same surface when you checked the oil levels?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good question. It was however on a flat surface all times I checked it. (garage floor). Thanks though, didnt think of that.

But even if it wasnt, I only put 4 qts. in it.....and let all the old oil drain out.

Here's a thought, but my friend is 100% sure this wasnt the case:

I swapped out my d-series motor for the gsr. I couldnt remember if we put the teg dipstick in the motor, but my friend said that he was 100% sure that we did.

Besides could a civic even fit? Its got an orange cover if that helps?

AMG

I guess this will retire to unsolved mysteries.

JCracer723

did u lift it up with a jack? if so the car would not be level..

Kamin

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Soccerking3000 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">serouisly i am not trying to be a smartass but did you make sure to put the dipstick all the way in i know it might sound stupid but you never know </TD></TR></TABLE>
uhh if he didnt put the dipstick all the way in it would be too low on the dipstick

AMG

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Guys if your gonna respond, Please take the time to read my post! I checked the oil level when it was on a Flat Surface.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
uhh if he didnt put the dipstick all the way in it would be too low on the dipstick</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha....good point

Soccerking3000

right then when he put it back he might have put it all the way in and it would have read high get what i am saying?

MiX

if i read this correctly u drove around and came back and then it was higher. That is because when you run your motor the oil is then transferred to your engine. And when you came to a stop your oil is still in the engine and running back down to the oil pan. So of course its going to look like its higher. You have to let it sit for awhile.

B18C4-T

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JCracer723 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did u lift it up with a jack? if so the car would not be level.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I think he was asking if you lifted the car with a jack to do the oil change. If so then you probably trapped oil in some areas of the head. Larry

5w20

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Here's a thought, but my friend is 100% sure this wasnt the case:

I swapped out my d-series motor for the gsr. I couldnt remember if we put the teg dipstick in the motor, but my friend said that he was 100% sure that we did.

Besides could a civic even fit? Its got an orange cover if that helps?</TD></TR></TABLE>


I think thats the answer to your question right there.

Street Ghost

Whats the worst that can happen if you have too much oil in the motor? Let's say, even if it was like only a few mm's above the top dot? Mine is like that but I purposely did it by pouring 4 qts. of oil in a SOHC VTEC motor because I have turbo and figured some oil would be running through the lines, etc.

JCracer723

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C4-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think he was asking if you lifted the car with a jack to do the oil change. If so then you probably trapped oil in some areas of the head. Larry</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah but he wants to be a ***** about it.. i guess he is just looking for someone on HT to tell him exactly what happened.. everyone is giving diff opinions.. but o well..

honda9369

5w20

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM Ninja &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Whats the worst that can happen if you have too much oil in the motor? Let's say, even if it was like only a few mm's above the top dot? Mine is like that but I purposely did it by pouring 4 qts. of oil in a SOHC VTEC motor because I have turbo and figured some oil would be running through the lines, etc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

gaskets and o-rings will go out sooner than normal