Oil Change Question
Hello everyone,
I just changed the oil in my sister's 08 Accord.While the manual said to fill 4.4 quarts of oil I ended up putting in 4.8 quarts as the 4.4 would have barely been over the low level mark on the dipstick. The 4.8 quarts is showing as 3/4 full from the high level mark on the dipstick. I took the car for a ride around a few blocks and was shocked to see the level had dropped even after letting it sit for a few minutes. I came back after an hr and noticed the level was back at the 3/4 mark, but I could barely see it on the dipstick. I'm wondering if it is because the oil is 5-20 that it doesn't sit on the dipstick long enough to read it? Also should I re-drain the oil and only put in what is recommended in the manual? Thanks in advance, Nick |
Re: Oil Change Question
On Dec 24, 5:14 pm, n...@nowhere.com wrote:
> Hello everyone, > > I just changed the oil in my sister's 08 Accord.While the > manual said to fill 4.4 quarts of oil I ended up putting in 4.8 quarts > as the 4.4 would have barely been over the low level mark on the > dipstick. The 4.8 quarts is showing as 3/4 full from the high level > mark on the dipstick. I took the car for a ride around a few blocks > and was shocked to see the level had dropped even after letting it sit > for a few minutes. I came back after an hr and noticed the level was > back at the 3/4 mark, but I could barely see it on the dipstick. I'm > wondering if it is because the oil is 5-20 that it doesn't sit on the > dipstick long enough to read it? Also should I re-drain the oil and > only put in what is recommended in the manual? > > Thanks in advance, > Nick Leave it, you will not have any problems. |
Re: Oil Change Question
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:16:57 -0800 (PST), Bentracer and Bentrider
<lowbike1@comcast.net> wrote: >On Dec 24, 5:14 pm, n...@nowhere.com wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> I just changed the oil in my sister's 08 Accord.While the >> manual said to fill 4.4 quarts of oil I ended up putting in 4.8 quarts >> as the 4.4 would have barely been over the low level mark on the >> dipstick. The 4.8 quarts is showing as 3/4 full from the high level >> mark on the dipstick. I took the car for a ride around a few blocks >> and was shocked to see the level had dropped even after letting it sit >> for a few minutes. I came back after an hr and noticed the level was >> back at the 3/4 mark, but I could barely see it on the dipstick. I'm >> wondering if it is because the oil is 5-20 that it doesn't sit on the >> dipstick long enough to read it? Also should I re-drain the oil and >> only put in what is recommended in the manual? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Nick > >Leave it, you will not have any problems. I agree, leave it alone. In the future, I'd follow the manual even tho a little more oil shouldn't hurt anything. |
Re: Oil Change Question
In the "Specifications" section of the owner's manual (page
384 for the Sedan), note the stated spec for an oil change is 4.4 quarts. But this spec is "excluding the oil remaining in the engine." It says the total oil capacity is 5.2 quarts. I imagine if one lets the oil drip into the pan for awhile during the change, one will exceed the 4.4 quart "spec." Or if you did the oil change with the engine still kinda hot (which admittedly is pretty much what the manual specifies), more oil (especially as you suggest with lower viscosity oil) might come out. Overfilled is not good for lubrication. IIRC foaming of the oil occurs when way too much is present, and so lubrication is not optimal. Indeed, there is a caution in the manual about how overfilling the engine (above the high mark on the dipstick) could damage it. I think the oil change section's mention that the amount for an oil change is 4.4 U.S. quarts is so one errs on the low side. Indeed, notice the final step says to check the dipstick and keep adding oil until [implied] its between the two marks on the dipstick. I would continue monitoring the oil level for a few more days. But I suspect you're fine. Aside: Did you follow the car's "Maintenance Minder" direction when you decided the car needed an oil change? <nick@nowhere.com> wrote > I just changed the oil in my sister's 08 Accord.While the > manual said to fill 4.4 quarts of oil I ended up putting > in 4.8 quarts > as the 4.4 would have barely been over the low level mark > on the > dipstick. The 4.8 quarts is showing as 3/4 full from the > high level > mark on the dipstick. I took the car for a ride around a > few blocks > and was shocked to see the level had dropped even after > letting it sit > for a few minutes. I suspect the oil went into the engine. It would have dropped even if you had not let it sit but instead checked right after driving. > I came back after an hr and noticed the level was > back at the 3/4 mark, but I could barely see it on the > dipstick. I'm > wondering if it is because the oil is 5-20 that it doesn't > sit on the > dipstick long enough to read it? Also should I re-drain > the oil and > only put in what is recommended in the manual? |
Re: Oil Change Question
I checked the level today and it is still 3/4 to the full mark on the
dip stick. This is the first time I had changed the oil in the newer Honda engines (other cars are 99 and 95 Accord and 05 Integra) and using 5-20W oil. It may be me but the oil is harder to read as the oil is thinner and lighter. Also I changed the oil about 3 days after the 15% mark came up. Nick On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:52:57 -0700, "Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote: >In the "Specifications" section of the owner's manual (page >384 for the Sedan), note the stated spec for an oil change >is 4.4 quarts. But this spec is "excluding the oil remaining >in the engine." It says the total oil capacity is 5.2 >quarts. I imagine if one lets the oil drip into the pan for >awhile during the change, one will exceed the 4.4 quart >"spec." Or if you did the oil change with the engine still >kinda hot (which admittedly is pretty much what the manual >specifies), more oil (especially as you suggest with lower >viscosity oil) might come out. > >Overfilled is not good for lubrication. IIRC foaming of the >oil occurs when way too much is present, and so lubrication >is not optimal. Indeed, there is a caution in the manual >about how overfilling the engine (above the high mark on the >dipstick) could damage it. I think the oil change section's >mention that the amount for an oil change is 4.4 U.S. quarts >is so one errs on the low side. Indeed, notice the final >step says to check the dipstick and keep adding oil until >[implied] its between the two marks on the dipstick. > >I would continue monitoring the oil level for a few more >days. But I suspect you're fine. > >Aside: Did you follow the car's "Maintenance Minder" >direction when you decided the car needed an oil change? > ><nick@nowhere.com> wrote >> I just changed the oil in my sister's 08 Accord.While the >> manual said to fill 4.4 quarts of oil I ended up putting >> in 4.8 quarts >> as the 4.4 would have barely been over the low level mark >> on the >> dipstick. The 4.8 quarts is showing as 3/4 full from the >> high level >> mark on the dipstick. I took the car for a ride around a >> few blocks >> and was shocked to see the level had dropped even after >> letting it sit >> for a few minutes. > >I suspect the oil went into the engine. It would have >dropped even if you had not let it sit but instead checked >right after driving. > >> I came back after an hr and noticed the level was >> back at the 3/4 mark, but I could barely see it on the >> dipstick. I'm >> wondering if it is because the oil is 5-20 that it doesn't >> sit on the >> dipstick long enough to read it? Also should I re-drain >> the oil and >> only put in what is recommended in the manual? > |
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