ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Ok I know very little about cars and arbitarily decided to check my oil...The car has been on my drive all night. I took the stick out, wiped it, put it back in, and examined. It came back basically clean. Am I correct in assuming this means haenus problems? Took it out then wiped it off... Put it back... Pulled it out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimm Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 get some oil in it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hoff Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Unless the drive was sloped giving a false reading..... of course its bad, get some oil put in there before you damage the engine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 When did you last check/replace the oil… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Ahh the drive is sloped...Gonna park it on road and recheck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 What does the manual say about checking the oil? Does it have to be done with a warm or cold engine? And a sloped drive????????? Derrrrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I have never checked or replaced the oil. I bought the car with 7.5k on it now it has 15.5k. Does it need doing more than this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 bloody hell, You must be the third person this week who has been running their car with no oil, You should check your fluids atleast once a week. I always do with mine, even more so if its driven hard. luckily my zed has never drunk a drip of oil but i still check it often to be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 at 9K it should have had a service which included an oil change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Make sure you put the dipstick back in fully when checking it as it is a bit of a pain to access. If you don't 'click' it all the way in, you will potentially get a false reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Oh dear, I check my oil every 2 weeks and change every 6k miles. So many guys don't check their oil and this is the reason garages are seeing engines with failures due to oil starvation. Costly £££££ FOR ALL OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T CHECKED IN A WHILE GO DO IT NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 OMFG...its bye, bye engine...hello engine rebuild I check the oil every 2 weeks, and Change EVERY 3K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I have never checked or replaced the oil. I bought the car with 7.5k on it now it has 15.5k. Does it need doing more than this? WTF.? If you value your Zed, this routine task of checking and changing will keep your engine running smoothly, 2 oil changes a year for you should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 I never checked my oil between services and never had a problem. Of course I knew there was oil in there in the first place though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 The dipstick really doesnt help though. C'mon guys, you forget not all of us are car nuts sometimes. At least he posted and asked unlike a lot of non-forum go-ers who would just run their car till it breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 engine needs to be cold and car on level gorund before checking the oil. Don't check it if you just started it up to move it 5 meters. Oil will already be pumped around the engine so give a false reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Sometimes I think people should be made to sit some kind of basic test before driving a car, and that maybe cars should come with instructions that people should read. Oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Car had a service when I bought it 8000 miles ago. It was low on oil today (not as low as my original reading, but way below the hash markings on the dipstick). Is using this amount of oil over 8000 miles normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Sometimes I think people should be made to sit some kind of basic test before driving a car, and that maybe cars should come with instructions that people should read. Oh wait... The problem with car manuals is that the tiny bit of vital info is chucked in with reams and reams that you'l never want or need. Really, kids should be taught basic car maintenance at school because not everyone's dad does it. I hope that this doesn't turn out to be an expensive education for the OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Car had a service when I bought it 8000 miles ago. It was low on oil today (not as low as my original reading, but way below the hash markings on the dipstick). Is using this amount of oil over 8000 miles normal? What year of car is it? Some of the MY06 cars are known to be heavy drinkers..... Oh and just a note, never rely on the light. It does not mean you are low on oil, it means your oil pump is starved and you might well have done serious engine damage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 The light didnt come on. Its a VU04. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 hope you dont have any major problems mate lesson learnt i did this years ago with my skoda, but then, it was a skoda, so *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanski Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Well go and top up the oil - just a bit at a time - leave it to settle for 5 mins - check the oil and top up some more - when its at the correct mark (halfway between the indentations) start it up and listen...... see that it ticks over nice and quiet. Check the oil everyday for the next week and see if it drops - if it does'nt you should be fine, if it does then get to Nissan to have it checked over. Hope this helps? PS check the colour of the oil - is it gluppey black or still clearish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ug45cwb Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I have topped up the car and it sounds like its running sweet. Used almost a whole thing of oil tho! Going in for a full service/MOT next week...will this reveal any possible damage caused by low oil? Will check oil regularly from now on. Thanks for the help guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Lets hope your Piston rings arent too fried!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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