dale.spencer@cox.net

After researching this topic after I got an oil change that "appeared"
to be about 3/4 quart over-filled, I've come to this conclusion:

There are hundreds of posts concerning Honda's being overfilled after
putting in the EXACT amount of oil the manual calls for.

When you check the oil on a 94 Civic (possibly others), wipe the
dipstick then ONLY stick the dipstick back in without "pushing it all
the way in." (The dipstick has a rubber-seal or something that requires
you to push it down into place.) Allow it to just sit on the top of
the dipstick hole, and don't push it all the way down into place.

When you do this, the oil shows at EXACTLY the top hole... just like
it's supposed to.

The japanese guys who designed this engine must've figured this when
they made the engine. They just didn't tell us about it.

I know there are a few other engines that have the dipstick labeled
this way... telling you NOT to screw on when checking the level.. etc.
I remember a briggs-stratton engine we had on our riding lawn-mover had
that label.

Dale