Oil Level Indicator...am I checking it correctly?
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Oil Level Indicator...am I checking it correctly?
Hi all,
I changed my own oil on the G and I just put in 5 quarts and that's about it. I checked the dipstick from time to time but just want to make sure I am checking it correctly. I go by the green arrow (the meshed lines between L and H). I know, I've own cars for a long time now...I should know this.
I have a Sentra that I don't do my own oil change and the manual calls for about 3 qts and I see the techs putting in 4 quarts sometimes and when I check the oil level it's usually closer to the blue arrow, thus I think they are over filling it every time.
Am I checking it right? Sorry for the crappy pic, it's from my Blackberry Curve.
Thanks...
I changed my own oil on the G and I just put in 5 quarts and that's about it. I checked the dipstick from time to time but just want to make sure I am checking it correctly. I go by the green arrow (the meshed lines between L and H). I know, I've own cars for a long time now...I should know this.
I have a Sentra that I don't do my own oil change and the manual calls for about 3 qts and I see the techs putting in 4 quarts sometimes and when I check the oil level it's usually closer to the blue arrow, thus I think they are over filling it every time.
Am I checking it right? Sorry for the crappy pic, it's from my Blackberry Curve.
Thanks...
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How bad is it if it goes to the blue line? I let the oil settle on my Sentra and checked it out before. It went a little BEYOND the blue line. Damn...these guys don't know what the heck they doing. Overfilled by one QUART.
I know the Sentra is my beater car but how bad is it to have an EXTRA quart of oil?
When I drove it home I can smell the oil burning odor. Do you always get the odor if it overfills? When I do oil change on my G35 I don't really get any of that oil smell afterward.
Thanks...
I know the Sentra is my beater car but how bad is it to have an EXTRA quart of oil?
When I drove it home I can smell the oil burning odor. Do you always get the odor if it overfills? When I do oil change on my G35 I don't really get any of that oil smell afterward.
Thanks...
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Overfilling can be just as bad as underfilling....especially when it's high enough that the crank sloshes through it and aerates it up. Plus it robs power, and generally isn't a good idea.
More reason why i just do my own oil changes. Takes 30 mins...and it's done to my standards
More reason why i just do my own oil changes. Takes 30 mins...and it's done to my standards
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you do have to realize that this dipstick design on the Vq35 is crap. Its takes a couple of tries to get a solid reading. Because it normally hits something coming up and oil drips on there.
most of the time i check my oil there are spots way above the blue but i just look at the solid oil marks on the stick. I forget how many quarts of oil the G takes, but on V6 motors i normally stop at 4.5 and just pull out the stick to see if its dry or not. Most 4 bangers i stop at 3.5 to check. Its not too hard to drain oil back out.
m3's and VW v6's are thirsty cars for oil tho.
Oil smell can be due to the design of the engine. And location of the oil filter. Most shops for some reason always missing the oil filler hole the first time and it drips around the valve cover. If the oil filter is above like the subframe, oil can get trapped, or etc. But i almost never smell burning oil. Even on my parent's 4 banger camry where the oil fitler is right in your face on the block, the filter always drips oil on the engine NO MATTER what.
most of the time i check my oil there are spots way above the blue but i just look at the solid oil marks on the stick. I forget how many quarts of oil the G takes, but on V6 motors i normally stop at 4.5 and just pull out the stick to see if its dry or not. Most 4 bangers i stop at 3.5 to check. Its not too hard to drain oil back out.
m3's and VW v6's are thirsty cars for oil tho.
Oil smell can be due to the design of the engine. And location of the oil filter. Most shops for some reason always missing the oil filler hole the first time and it drips around the valve cover. If the oil filter is above like the subframe, oil can get trapped, or etc. But i almost never smell burning oil. Even on my parent's 4 banger camry where the oil fitler is right in your face on the block, the filter always drips oil on the engine NO MATTER what.
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you do have to realize that this dipstick design on the Vq35 is crap. Its takes a couple of tries to get a solid reading. Because it normally hits something coming up and oil drips on there.
most of the time i check my oil there are spots way above the blue but i just look at the solid oil marks on the stick. I forget how many quarts of oil the G takes, but on V6 motors i normally stop at 4.5 and just pull out the stick to see if its dry or not. Most 4 bangers i stop at 3.5 to check. Its not too hard to drain oil back out.
m3's and VW v6's are thirsty cars for oil tho.
Oil smell can be due to the design of the engine. And location of the oil filter. Most shops for some reason always missing the oil filler hole the first time and it drips around the valve cover. If the oil filter is above like the subframe, oil can get trapped, or etc. But i almost never smell burning oil. Even on my parent's 4 banger camry where the oil fitler is right in your face on the block, the filter always drips oil on the engine NO MATTER what.
most of the time i check my oil there are spots way above the blue but i just look at the solid oil marks on the stick. I forget how many quarts of oil the G takes, but on V6 motors i normally stop at 4.5 and just pull out the stick to see if its dry or not. Most 4 bangers i stop at 3.5 to check. Its not too hard to drain oil back out.
m3's and VW v6's are thirsty cars for oil tho.
Oil smell can be due to the design of the engine. And location of the oil filter. Most shops for some reason always missing the oil filler hole the first time and it drips around the valve cover. If the oil filter is above like the subframe, oil can get trapped, or etc. But i almost never smell burning oil. Even on my parent's 4 banger camry where the oil fitler is right in your face on the block, the filter always drips oil on the engine NO MATTER what.
I found out the smell on the Sentra was oil dripped from the oil filter down to some frame or exhaust pipe shield.
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just the obvious stuff like careful and slowly. for me it still requires a couple of tries. you would figure for those oil burning rev-up motors they would aleast do a good dipstick design...
The G's oil filter will never leave any burning but i can see how the side shield might cause some to think the car is leaking oil...
The G's oil filter will never leave any burning but i can see how the side shield might cause some to think the car is leaking oil...
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