How to Check Car Engine Oil Level

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Steps

Safety Tip: Wear safety glasses at all times when working on your car. Wear other private protective equipment (PPE) when required, for example latex gloves or closed toe shoes.

1

Start your car and warm up the engine. Park the car on a flat surface and turn the engine off. Pause 2 or 3 minutes to allow the oil to drain to the bottom of the oil pan.

2

Open the hood and find the oil dipstick handle. Bring up to your car owner's manual for the exact location.

3

Twitch the oil dipstick out of the tube and wipe off the engine oil with a clean shop rag.

4

Insert the dipstick again into the dipstick tube all the way.

5

Pull the oil dipstick out and keep a check on the oil level. The oil level should be amid the Min and Max marks on the dipstick.

6

Add oil if below the Min mark. It takes one quart to increase the oil level from Min to Max.