when doin ur own servicing how much litres of oil to u usually pour.
i poured about 4litres to crv 2005 sports. did i over top it or is it alrite.?
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when doin ur own servicing how much litres of oil to u usually pour.
i poured about 4litres to crv 2005 sports. did i over top it or is it alrite.?
Oil filter change too???
4 is fine for now, but I don't think will be enough. Start the car for a minute, get the oil circulating so it fills the new oil filter. Shut if off and measure with the dipstick after 5 mins. Top it up to suit.
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Originally Posted by bevis90
1. Read your service manual booklet that comes with the car. (Exact litres)
2. If you lost service booklet, in manual cars, fill until it's between two dots on oil dipstick.
I hope that helps.
ye i dont have the servicing book with me. the crv and civic dipsticks are different so thats why
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Originally Posted by mocchi
i dont think it matters crv or civic, its the dipstick that matters. unless youre using civic oil dipstick on crv. lol kidding.
lolz. when i drained out the oil it came out as 5 litres.hmm
usually take bout 4 to 4.5 litres.
just look for indication on dipstick and top to suit, should be fine
bit off topic but whenever i service my car its a 2litre but im using like 4L or just bit over why is it like that??
your car is a 2L means 2000cc not how much oilQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnO
btw my gf even knows that :p
eg. my b16 1.6l takes 4L oil
dont bag me out im still on my reds :( and just recently learnt how to service my own car.
The 2L is the engine capacity which is the size of the combustion cylinders. It affects torque and also partially affects power.
The 4L of oil is the sump capacity, which is the volume of oil that is required in the sump so that the oil pump can suck it up and distribute it throughout the engine for protection.
don't worry, everybody always learning something newQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnO
which one is the full indicator. the dots?
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...0/DSC00164.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...0/DSC00163.jpg
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Originally Posted by DLO01
Full is the dot to the left of photo.
*edit* wipe the stick with a rag. Put the dipstick back in, pull it out and see where the level is.
The dot on the left is the maximum. When you check oil level, pull the dip stick out, wipe it with clean tissue or rag, then put the stick back in and pull out again. That way you will get a clear reading, not like the one in your pic where there is oil all along the stick. It is alright to be slightly higher than the maximum dot. I usually put about 0.5cm over the top dot.Quote:
Originally Posted by bevis90
The dot on the right is the minimum. Between the minimum and maximum dots is roughly 1 litre.
oh yeh its above the dot line but they shud be okay i guess. ye this first time used this kind of dipstick lolz. the one of my civic is when u check the reading its about half way or below the half and has no dotted things
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Originally Posted by aaronng