Video Tips for How To Check Your Oil
Video Tips for How To Check Your Oil with this video,It will only takes a minute or two to check your oil—and that minute can save you a lot of aggravation, not to mention thousands of dollars in repairs!
How To Check Your Oil
Tips:
- If you can’t find the dipstick, check your owner’s manual.
- Use only the kind of oil recommended by your manual.
- If your oil is consistently on the low side, you may have a leak. Have your car checked by a professional.
Whens the best time to do an oil check in your car?—By Lee ML
I’ve always believed that when your doing a oil and water check on your car, the car must be obviously parked level (on a flat surface) and you should at least leave the car for 10 minutes to cool down to get a more accurate reading.
But a friend as told me to really check your oil in the car engine, your engine should be best left for at least a few hours to get a more precise reading as oil thickens when its cooled down! Is this true?
Best Answer – By jamand
To a degree – I always check mine weekly – after a run and allow to cool down for about 20 mins – never let me down yet. When doing an oil change I do the same – give it a run and allow to cool down for 20 mins – as long as it is on a level surface – not a problem.
Oil does thicken slighty when cooled but not enough to have a major impact on the reading – it is better to do it after about 20 mins as the oil has time to return to the sump – giving you a good precise reading. With today’s modern engine oils waiting for a couple of hours isn’t really neccessary
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Comment by
Passo L on 16 October 2009:
The best time to check is in the morning after having your car parked over night. Why morning because it is the best time you check your car before you do you driving for the day. Beside water, engine oil, power steering oil, you also need to check your battery electrolyte level, wheel pressure etc.
To check engine oil best to leave the engine off for at least a couple of hours long enough to have most of the oil returned to the oil pan for a more accurate check on oil level and to examine the oil condition too!
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Comment by
Cap'n One-Aye on 16 October 2009:
As a professional driver who operates a government vehicle, we are required to check the fluids before we get into the vehicle and start it. That ensures there is oil in the engine. To accurately gage the level, check the dip stick 1/2 hour after stopping the engine, provided it has reached operating temperature.
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Comment by
YME on 16 October 2009:
Hi,Here I want to know When is the best time to check your engine oil?
Is it best to check it when it is cold and all the oil is drained back into the oil pan or after the car has run for awhile?
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October 16th, 2009 at 4:23 am
Engine oil can be checked when the engine is cold, engine off. That gives you the most accurate level.
To cover all bases for reference, transmission fluid is the opposite…it should be checked with the transmission at full operating temperature, in park, on a level surface, with the engine idling.
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