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Hi
I changed the oil of my Civic 2001, I added 4L, now when I check the oil
level, I see it is above the limit, above the second hole in the dipstick??
I thought my car takes 4L. What should I do now? I am scared to be honest?

Another question about the transmission oil, I tried hard to find where is
the "filling bolt" then I might find it, but I want to ask, is it the one in
the left hand side, I mean it is in the other side of the front, not where
the engine oil bolt is, but in another side? am I right. Thanks a lot.

It should take 3.5 qt. You need to read the owners manual

"lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I changed the oil of my Civic 2001, I added 4L, now when I check the oil
> level, I see it is above the limit, above the second hole in the
dipstick??
> I thought my car takes 4L. What should I do now? I am scared to be honest?
>
> Another question about the transmission oil, I tried hard to find where is
> the "filling bolt" then I might find it, but I want to ask, is it the one
in
> the left hand side, I mean it is in the other side of the front, not where
> the engine oil bolt is, but in another side? am I right. Thanks a lot.
>
>

Sorry one more thing, I could not find a washer with the oil bolt?? it has
no washer?
what should I do? I put it back without washer..

"lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsOsXa.42166$4UE.34728@news01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> Hi
> I changed the oil of my Civic 2001, I added 4L, now when I check the oil
> level, I see it is above the limit, above the second hole in the
dipstick??
> I thought my car takes 4L. What should I do now? I am scared to be honest?
>
> Another question about the transmission oil, I tried hard to find where is
> the "filling bolt" then I might find it, but I want to ask, is it the one
in
> the left hand side, I mean it is in the other side of the front, not where
> the engine oil bolt is, but in another side? am I right. Thanks a lot.
>
>

Chris, I think 2.5 is too low, add 3, then go from there
but he was told several times to check the manual and he didn't do it, he
had good advice before he started

"Chris Garcia" <NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> wrote in message
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> "lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> decided to join the conversation on 04
> Aug 2003 with message
> newsOsXa.42166$4UE.34728@news01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com:
>
> > I added 4L, now when I check the oil
> > level, I see it is above the limit, above the second hole in the
> > dipstick??
> >
>
> IIRC, someone told you to add 2.5L , then check the level.. then add as
> needed..
>
> ...
>
> Just searched, on (2003-08-01 22:58:56 PST), Sean Dinh said:
>
> "Civic usually only have enough capacity for 3 quarts, around 3 L. Put in
> 2.5 L,
> then check the dipstick as you fill more."
>
> Why didn't you take his advice?
>
> --
> -Chris
>
> http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
> http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
> of the Star Wars Universe!
>

"Robert" <rsvn@yahoo.com> decided to join the conversation on 04 Aug 2003
with message news:1KtXa.146455$hV.9556485@twister.austin.rr.com :

> Chris, I think 2.5 is too low, add 3, then go from there
> but he was told several times to check the manual and he didn't do it, he
> had good advice before he started

yeah, i thought it was a bit low too... i was just quoting what was said..
which is still less than 4

but yes, i agree he had a lot of good advice before he started.

--
-Chris

http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
of the Star Wars Universe!

yes I had good adivces and i appareciate that.. but I do not recall anyone
tell me how much. From where I bought the oil, the guy told me put 4L!!
Now I guess I have to go down the car again

"Chris Garcia" <NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> wrote in message
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> "Robert" <rsvn@yahoo.com> decided to join the conversation on 04 Aug 2003
> with message news:1KtXa.146455$hV.9556485@twister.austin.rr.com :
>
> > Chris, I think 2.5 is too low, add 3, then go from there
> > but he was told several times to check the manual and he didn't do it,
he
> > had good advice before he started
>
> yeah, i thought it was a bit low too... i was just quoting what was said..
> which is still less than 4
>
> but yes, i agree he had a lot of good advice before he started.
>
> --
> -Chris
>
> http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
> http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
> of the Star Wars Universe!

If its not leaking, leave it alone. For future reference, you are supposed
to buy a new crush washer for the drain plug every time you change the oil.

On 8/4/03 8:36 AM, in article
yjtXa.42310$4UE.41816@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.ro gers.com, "lastnn30"
<lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sorry one more thing, I could not find a washer with the oil bolt?? it has
> no washer?
> what should I do? I put it back without washer..
>
> "lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> newsOsXa.42166$4UE.34728@news01.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
>> Hi
>> I changed the oil of my Civic 2001, I added 4L, now when I check the oil
>> level, I see it is above the limit, above the second hole in the
> dipstick??
>> I thought my car takes 4L. What should I do now? I am scared to be honest?
>>
>> Another question about the transmission oil, I tried hard to find where is
>> the "filling bolt" then I might find it, but I want to ask, is it the one
> in
>> the left hand side, I mean it is in the other side of the front, not where
>> the engine oil bolt is, but in another side? am I right. Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>
>

That information is in the owners manual. Look under specifications or
capacities. If you don't have an owners manual, you should get one.

If you are going to start doing you own maintenance, you should also get a
service manual. The one sold by Helm (www.helminc.com) is the official
Honda book. Others available at the local parts store by Haynes and Chilton
are also good enough for most things (but not as good as the Helm book).

The information you get by asking around or posting on the web is
hit-or-miss. Many times you will get the correct answer to your questions,
but people who don't know the answer to your question will also volunteer
opinions and it can be very difficult to distinguish the real answer from
all the other ones.



On 8/4/03 9:23 AM, in article
W%tXa.42497$4UE.18167@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.ro gers.com, "lastnn30"
<lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote:

> yes I had good adivces and i appareciate that.. but I do not recall anyone
> tell me how much. From where I bought the oil, the guy told me put 4L!!
> Now I guess I have to go down the car again
>
> "Chris Garcia" <NcOhSrPiAsM@chrisgarcia.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns93CD5E162BBC4NcOhSrPiAsMchrisgarc@68.12.19 .6...
>> "Robert" <rsvn@yahoo.com> decided to join the conversation on 04 Aug 2003
>> with message news:1KtXa.146455$hV.9556485@twister.austin.rr.com :
>>
>>> Chris, I think 2.5 is too low, add 3, then go from there
>>> but he was told several times to check the manual and he didn't do it,
> he
>>> had good advice before he started
>>
>> yeah, i thought it was a bit low too... i was just quoting what was said..
>> which is still less than 4
>>
>> but yes, i agree he had a lot of good advice before he started.
>>
>> --
>> -Chris
>>
>> http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
>> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
>> http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
>> http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-town"
>> of the Star Wars Universe!
>
>

"lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> yes I had good adivces and i appareciate that.. but I do not recall anyone
> tell me how much. From where I bought the oil, the guy told me put 4L!!
> Now I guess I have to go down the car again

A clerk at Canadian Tire doesn't know your car.

Have you started the car yet? If not, do so, to fill the filter.

If you need to get some oil out, change the filter again. That'll loose
about hald a litre.

"lastnn30" <lastnn30@yahoo.com> decided to join the conversation on 04
Aug 2003 with message
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> yes I had good adivces and i appareciate that.. but I do not recall
> anyone tell me how much. From where I bought the oil, the guy told me
> put 4L!! Now I guess I have to go down the car again

that'd be a good idea.. i've read that too much oil can be a bad thing...
(if someone else could elaborate on why?) ... plus not having a washer is
bad too..

but hey, it's a learning experience.. i've changed my oil once or twice..
just so i'd know how ... i'd rather just take it somewhere to be done

--
-Chris

http://www.ChrisGarcia.com <- My Homepage
http://www.chrisgarcia.com/cars/ <- *NEW* My cars
http://www.chrisgarcia.com/dogs/ <- *Sort-of NEW* My dogs
http://starwars.chrisgarcia.com/ <- Centerpoint Station, the "ghost-
town" of the Star Wars Universe!