Can you add oil to a car with low oil?
If your vehicle’s current oil level is below the acceptable level, add your vehicle’s specified oil right away. It’s much more dangerous for your car to drive without the proper amount of oil than it is to drive with a mix of new and old engine oil.
What to do when oil does not show up on dipstick?
The first thing to do is to NOT START this engine until there is sufficient oil showing on the dipstick! Even if there was excessive sludge in the area of the valve covers, after an hour or two, most of the oil should drain back into the crankcase. And, a bad oil pump would not prevent the oil from coming to the correct level on the dipstick.
What should the oil level be on the transmisson dipstick?
So–please humor me by checking the transmisson dipstick also. If the color and the level of the fluid on that dipstick is normal, then you can rule out the possibility of having put the motor oil into the transmission. But, in any event, do not start this engine again until you have a normal level of oil showing on its dipstick.
What does it mean when your dipstick oil is brown?
If the oil drop spreads out over the water’s surface (instead of beading up like a new oil) it may be time for an oil change. Brown bubbles or a dried crusty-brown residue above the oil level line on the dipstick could be an indication that coolant (water and antifreeze) has leaked into your engine.
What does a dipstick test for coolant look like?
Lesson No. 5 – Signs of Coolant Leak Brown bubbles or a dried crusty-brown residue above the oil level line on the dipstick could be an indication that coolant (water and antifreeze) has leaked into your engine. The oil on the dipstick might even look like chocolate milk. Never taste motor oil as a test for antifreeze.
The first thing to do is to NOT START this engine until there is sufficient oil showing on the dipstick! Even if there was excessive sludge in the area of the valve covers, after an hour or two, most of the oil should drain back into the crankcase. And, a bad oil pump would not prevent the oil from coming to the correct level on the dipstick.
So–please humor me by checking the transmisson dipstick also. If the color and the level of the fluid on that dipstick is normal, then you can rule out the possibility of having put the motor oil into the transmission. But, in any event, do not start this engine again until you have a normal level of oil showing on its dipstick.
What does oil look like after an oil change?
I drove 2,000 miles after an oil change, so I checked the oil. It looks like honey. Something must be wrong, but what? And should I drive the car? Fresh oil has a color similar to honey. In a new car, oil will stay honey colored for a good part of the oil change.
Can you check the transmisson dipstick at Jiffy Lube?
In fact, that is the type of mistake that amateurs (that includes the staff at Jiffy Lube) have been known to do, and in the process, they wind up destroying the engine and seriously damaging the transmission. So–please humor me by checking the transmisson dipstick also.