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If you don't have the owners manual for your vehicle which would tell you, just add oil until it reads full on the dipstick. Don't forget to run the engine to fill the oil filter then check it again after a few minutes. Record the amount you put in so you won't have to repeat the proccess again.
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Is it bad to put too much oil in your car?
Well, basically the engine will have no lubrication and the pistons and rods will freeze in place, called seizing, and the entire engine will be a paperweight for the rest of eternity. Hope that answers your question!
If I changed the oil and spark plugs on my 2003 Stratus now the car won't start and when I try to the oil light comes on the the horn won't stop blowing what is causing this?
Changing the oil wont keep the car from starting. Changine the plugs will if you didn't put the wires back on in the proper location. The oil light will come on until the car starts and allows the oil pump to fill the filter and circulate the oil. Once started, the light should go out.
How can you find what vehicles a certain oil filter fits?
Go to your local car store and look in the section where they have oil filters. They should have a book where you can look up your car model and match it with the type of oil filter you should put on your car. If they do not have a book in the open for customers to look up themselves, just locate the nearest employee and ask them for help.
Will it be safe to get a prep engine kit that prepares your engine for synthetic oil and switch to all synthetic if your car has 100K miles on it?
If you have kept regular oil changes, no prep is required. Just go and put the synthetic oil in.
How do you change a oil pan gasket on 1998 GS400 Lexus and how much would it be?
Do it yourself its easy. Put the front of your car on some car ramps, drain the oil, and take the whole pain off, take all the screws out and out comes the pain. Clean it with some kind of cleaner, for example carbuerator cleaner, where the gasket goes, let it dry and install the new gasket.
Can you put to much oil in the car?
Yes, a person can put to much oil in a car. It usually will not hurt a car, but the excess oil can cause smoking if it gets on the motor.
How much oil to put in car?
Depends on what car which you fail to list.
How much oil do you have to put on a car?
That would depend on the make and model of the car.
What should you do if you put too much oil in your car?
Remove oil from pan or go for an oil change. Too much oil can blow out the gaskets.
Where do you put transmission oil in standard car?
where do you put transmission oil in a standard car?
Why would a car have white smoke coming from the tailpipe after oil is topped up?
you put too much oil in, it is burning the oil.
How much oil to put in car if not showing on stick?
Add 1 quart. Check your oil stick, and go from there.
What to you do when you car's dipstick registers no oil after you put oil in it?
Put more oil in it.
Which hyderlic oil you have to put in car jack?
what kind of hyderlic oil i have to put in jack
Can you put oil down the Dip stick shaft?
Yes, a person can put oil down the dipstick shaft. However it is not advised to do so, because they cannot properly keep track of how much oil is being put in, and too much oil can damage the car.
How much oil do you put in a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 4.0L?
It is important to know how much oil to put back in a car, when changing the oil or oil filter of a vehicle. In a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 4.0 L it usually takes 4.5 to 5 quarts of oil.
How do you know if you put too much oil in your car?
It'll be above the full mark on the dipstick.
