You can compare the benefit of oil to your engine to the benefit of air to human beings. And much as we need to breathe in air so that we can survive daily, the engine needs oil so that it can work properly. One important part of car maintenance is the regular checking of the oil level in your engine, and this is a simple enough task that you can do anytime. How? Through a dipstick.
REMINDER: Be sure that your car is parked on a flat surface before you do the job to ensure that the level is accurate.
- Locate the dipstick, which is under the hood of your vehicle. This is a long metal stick inserted in the engine. Depending on your vehicle, it may be bright in color or it may have the word “oil” on it.
- Pull out the dipstick (it has a loop that you can hold) and wipe it off with a rag until the oil in it is removed.
- To measure, re-insert it inside the engine (as far as you can) and then take it out.
- Hold it horizontally to inspect the oil marking. You’ll see near the tip of the stick that it has two lines with crisscross marks between. The oil level should be within these lines. When it falls below, that means you need to load up.
- Do the refill slowly, and be careful not to overfill – better fill less and just add more later than fill more and remove some. In between refills, check the level again and again until the measurement falls within the correct limit.
- Once done, replace the stick on the engine and tighten the cap to avoid oil spills.
With the process done regularly, you can be sure your engine will always work in tiptop condition.
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