'89 Civic dipstick ?
 

Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an owner's
manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine oil
dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of the
dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
signifies low. Would this be correct?

R.M.

Re: '89 Civic dipstick ?
 

Between the two holes is operational range. I usually like to be pretty
close to the top, just to be safe.

"R.M." <rm@motocross_fan.net> wrote in message
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> Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an
> owner's
> manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine oil
> dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
> dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of the
> dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
> signifies low. Would this be correct?
>
> R.M.
>
>

Re: '89 Civic dipstick ?
 

R.M. wrote:
> Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an owner's
> manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine oil
> dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
> dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of the
> dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
> signifies low. Would this be correct?
>
> R.M.


======================

Make sure the dipstick is 'all there'. I saw a CR-V that was missing the
rubber seals inside the metal cowl. It would flop around, rather than
sealing airtight when you reinserted it, and also gave a false reading,
so the CR-V was chronically low of oil. . . Needless to say, I didn't
buy the CR-V.

'Curly'

Re: '89 Civic dipstick ?
 

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
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> R.M. wrote:
> > Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an
owner's
> > manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine
oil
> > dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
> > dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of the
> > dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
> > signifies low. Would this be correct?
> >
> > R.M.
>
>
> ======================
>
> Make sure the dipstick is 'all there'. I saw a CR-V that was missing the
> rubber seals inside the metal cowl. It would flop around, rather than
> sealing airtight when you reinserted it, and also gave a false reading,
> so the CR-V was chronically low of oil. . . Needless to say, I didn't
> buy the CR-V.
>
> 'Curly'

Thanks everyone!

R.M.

Re: '89 Civic dipstick ?
 

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:42030141.5090702@interbaun.com...
> R.M. wrote:
> > Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an
owner's
> > manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine
oil
> > dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
> > dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of the
> > dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
> > signifies low. Would this be correct?
> >
> > R.M.
>
>
> ======================
>
> Make sure the dipstick is 'all there'. I saw a CR-V that was missing the
> rubber seals inside the metal cowl. It would flop around, rather than
> sealing airtight when you reinserted it, and also gave a false reading,
> so the CR-V was chronically low of oil. . . Needless to say, I didn't
> buy the CR-V.
>
> 'Curly'

Thanks everyone!

R.M.

Re: '89 Civic dipstick ?
 

I'll go you one better...

When the level reaches the lowest dot on the stick, you are one quart low on
oil. You should be able to safely add a quart. The stick is calibrated that
way.
> > R.M. wrote:
> > > Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an
> owner's
> > > manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine
> oil
> > > dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
> > > dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of
the
> > > dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
> > > signifies low. Would this be correct?
> > >
> > > R.M.
> >
> >
> > ======================
> >
> > Make sure the dipstick is 'all there'. I saw a CR-V that was missing the
> > rubber seals inside the metal cowl. It would flop around, rather than
> > sealing airtight when you reinserted it, and also gave a false reading,
> > so the CR-V was chronically low of oil. . . Needless to say, I didn't
> > buy the CR-V.
> >
> > 'Curly'
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> R.M.
>
>

Re: '89 Civic dipstick ?
 

I'll go you one better...

When the level reaches the lowest dot on the stick, you are one quart low on
oil. You should be able to safely add a quart. The stick is calibrated that
way.
> > R.M. wrote:
> > > Picked up an '89 Civic LX last year at this time--and didn't have an
> owner's
> > > manual. Haven't had a chance to order one yet. At any rate, the engine
> oil
> > > dipstick doesn't have 'Full' and 'Low' / 'Add' marks on it. Just two
> > > dots/holes. I'm assuming that the dot/hole furthest from the end of
the
> > > dipstick means full, and the one closest to the end of the dipstick
> > > signifies low. Would this be correct?
> > >
> > > R.M.
> >
> >
> > ======================
> >
> > Make sure the dipstick is 'all there'. I saw a CR-V that was missing the
> > rubber seals inside the metal cowl. It would flop around, rather than
> > sealing airtight when you reinserted it, and also gave a false reading,
> > so the CR-V was chronically low of oil. . . Needless to say, I didn't
> > buy the CR-V.
> >
> > 'Curly'
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> R.M.
>
>