err cant tell my oil lvl

[acidburn]

so yeh i completely drained my oil today and refilled it (should have filled up a quart then drained it in durh) but now the oil is so clean and golden i can tell where it is on the dipstick! raah anyone got tricks?

[dcreel]

Are you wiping the dipstick off in between checks? You should be able to see a line on the stick. However it is much easier to pre measure and pour in what you need.

[acidburn]

yes i am wiping my dipstick off between checks its just soo golden this oil that u cant even tell on the stick :s

[dcreel]

yes i am wiping my dipstick off between checks its just soo golden this oil that u cant even tell on the stick :s

Usually when I pull out the stick you can maneuver it to the point that the light will reflect off the line of oil on the dipstick.

[acidburn]

yeh heres the fail part its in my shed with just dull sunlight cloudy as hell here, and my garage lights wont work cause there fleuroecent and dont turn on in 0 degree temp :(

[hoosierlogger]

Do you own a flashlight?

[Chazz of Blades]

Hell, do you even own a candle? That'd work.

[mrmello]

Feel with you bare fingers even to see where the oil starts

[fabiodriven]

My god man, tell me you're not serious.

Put an add in the classifieds "WTB Book of Matches" or "Brain Wanted, Any Condition".

[wisconsinite]

^^wow, harsh :lol:^^

try pulling the dipstick and laying it acrass a piece of paper, the paper should soak up the oil so you can see the level.

[acidburn]

yeh iv noticed fabio-is-driven-to-spam or hate makes up about 75% of posts, thanks guys and thanks alot wisconsinite as your tip worked the best

[Dirtcrasher]

:lol: I guess being a veteran he knows how to think on his feet and expects the same of others.

Don't you have a clean white rag?

Most Honda dipsticks are not supposed to be threaded in for a level check, just set on the threads. It will tell you in your owners manual what your model requires.........

[1984 honda 200s]

i had to argue with so many people about how to check there oil. everbody says SCREW IT IN !,,, thats what she said bahaha.
yeah you gotta set it on top for a proper check.
heres what i do: put bike on level serface, pull stick out whipe it clean, set it on top and check again. warm it up for 5-10 mins then do it all again. oil thins out whats why i check mine when its reached operating temp.

[briano]

Well it does seem kind of sad that someone can't check their oil. I would think that nowadays that everyone would own at least one type of a light source.

[acidburn]

light didnt help actually but a napkin did kthx.