RP via CarKB.com

I forgot to mention the model and miles. It's a 99 Honda Civic Si. It has
117,000 miles on it. It takes about a 2 months for me to get to 3,000 miles.
I just had the oil changed on sunday. I'll check the oil level today to make
sure there's still oil in it. Again, there are no noticeable leakage.

TeGGeR® wrote:
>> I got my oil changed this weekend and for the second time in a row,
>> there was no oil on the dipstick. The car has always gone for it's
>> usual oil change every 3,000 miles, so I'm not sure why there's no
>> oil. There is no noticeable leakage anywhere. It was suggested that
>> I get an engine flush. Before spending money on that, are there any
>> explanations to the oil issue? Thanks.
>
>How many miles on the car? What model?
>
>How long (months) does it take you to get to 3,000 miles?
>


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RP via CarKB.com

I forgot to mention the model and miles. It's a 99 Honda Civic Si. It has
117,000 miles on it. It takes about a 2 months for me to get to 3,000 miles.
I just had the oil changed on sunday. I'll check the oil level today to make
sure there's still oil in it. Again, there are no noticeable leakage.

TeGGeR® wrote:
>> I got my oil changed this weekend and for the second time in a row,
>> there was no oil on the dipstick. The car has always gone for it's
>> usual oil change every 3,000 miles, so I'm not sure why there's no
>> oil. There is no noticeable leakage anywhere. It was suggested that
>> I get an engine flush. Before spending money on that, are there any
>> explanations to the oil issue? Thanks.
>
>How many miles on the car? What model?
>
>How long (months) does it take you to get to 3,000 miles?
>


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Dave D

"MP via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in message
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>I got my oil changed this weekend and for the second time in a row, there
>was
> no oil on the dipstick. The car has always gone for it's usual oil change
> every 3,000 miles, so I'm not sure why there's no oil. There is no
> noticeable leakage anywhere. It was suggested that I get an engine flush.
> Before spending money on that, are there any explanations to the oil
> issue?
> Thanks.

Lots of good advice from other posters but let's simplify this problem. As I
understand you, there is no oil on the stick when you go for your oil
change. Only two possibilities exist: 1) There is no oil in the sump or 2)
the sump has oil in it and the reading on the stick is wrong. Which? When
the oil is changed at 3k miles, how much do they drain out? I would have the
place that changes your oil measure the amount of oil drained out. This will
tell you for sure which possibility it is. If there is no oil in the sump,
follow the advice given by other posters. If there is a sufficiency of oil
in the sump, then the first thing I would check would be the dipstick. Is it
the correct one or did it get switched at a previous oil change? Just a
thought.

Dave D

Dave D

"MP via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:4FCB98C676920@CarKB.com...
>I got my oil changed this weekend and for the second time in a row, there
>was
> no oil on the dipstick. The car has always gone for it's usual oil change
> every 3,000 miles, so I'm not sure why there's no oil. There is no
> noticeable leakage anywhere. It was suggested that I get an engine flush.
> Before spending money on that, are there any explanations to the oil
> issue?
> Thanks.

Lots of good advice from other posters but let's simplify this problem. As I
understand you, there is no oil on the stick when you go for your oil
change. Only two possibilities exist: 1) There is no oil in the sump or 2)
the sump has oil in it and the reading on the stick is wrong. Which? When
the oil is changed at 3k miles, how much do they drain out? I would have the
place that changes your oil measure the amount of oil drained out. This will
tell you for sure which possibility it is. If there is no oil in the sump,
follow the advice given by other posters. If there is a sufficiency of oil
in the sump, then the first thing I would check would be the dipstick. Is it
the correct one or did it get switched at a previous oil change? Just a
thought.

Dave D