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here's my problem, my dipstick is bone ------ dry.. but heres the twist, i have perfect oil pressure, no motor problems, and V-tec even engage's!!! WTF?!??
my car runs perfectly, i build boost perfectly, vtec engages, my pressure gauge reads perfect, i dont get it

???

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So your dipstick shows that you have no oil? Where are you located?

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yes, my dipstick says i have no oil


i put in two quarts of oil an hour and a half ago, and it still reads bone dry

i have perfect oil pressure, my motor runs great, and my vtec even engages

im located in nebraska about an hour away from norfolk

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Well that is odd. Maybe you have something interfiering with stick?

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nothing that i can see or feel, dipstick goes down all the way with no interference

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Does the stick insert into the pan? If so, then I guess taking off the pan is something you may want to look into.

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just like any normal dipstick.. if i cant get anyone with a good idea of whats wrong i probably will drain and pull it

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The cost vs. the knowledge is nothing. Do a complet oil change and if it still shows nothing than look into pulling the pan or doing something more drastic. I believe the dipstick holder (at the block) is removable. Is it possible that the holder has slid up a little bit just enough to prevent the dipstick of going as deep as it needs to?

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i just did a complete oil change less then a week ago :( freakin stuff cost me over $40, im dirt poor right now so i wanna avoid haveing to do it again yet

i hadnt thought about the holder slideing up but i'll check that in the morning, it's -5 right now so i aint doin ---- outside untill tomorrow ;D

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Are you sure the dipstick is the right one for the motor? Has it always read fine before?
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yep, it's always read right on the money before

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Unless one of your firends is ------- with you by cutting your dipstick :P or changing it, I would trust it. :-\ Of course this is assuming the holder is all the way in. You wouldn't happen to have a crank scraper, would you?
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car is always in a locked garage so i know no one cut my dipstick ;D and like i said no motor problems what so ever, i even let it idle in my garage for about 5 mins listening for anything out of the ordinary and it sounded perfect

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I've checked my oil plenty of times in my old cars and found a dry dipstick, but the motor still ran fine and showed no signs of low oil. VTEC is a ----- if the oil pressure is low, but you say it's good....there is probably just enough oil in it to supply enough oil pressure. ??? I would just add a quart or two and see what happens. Are you checking while it's hot, warm, or cold? How long after the motor is shut off are you checking it?
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checked cold and warm

i already put two quarts in and it still reads dry, if it somehow does still have all the oil in it i dont want to overfill it and damage something.. i checked about 30 seconds after the motor was off, 5 mins after the motor was off, and just after putting in the new oil, and there wasnt any sign of oil on the stick

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I would be more worried about running it so low on fluid that it won't register on the dipstick. :X There is a plug on the bottom of the motor that allows you to drain oil if you overfill. :P
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what town in nebraska you in
?? im (and a few others on her) are located in sioux city iowa (ever hear of it) also about 30 min. from norfolk ....

if i were you i would drian your oil messure out how much is in there just to make sure your not leaking it anywhere

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suiox city is a bit more then 30 mins from norfolk :o but i live about an hour from norfolk near bloomfield

i know i cant be leaking, but i'll drain it anyway in a bit and see how much i have.. i just dont understand how i could supposedly have no oil, but have perfect pressure, no motor problems, and even have vtec engageing

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I have had many cars come in for oil changes that have had less then 1/2 a quart in both the pan and filter combined, no problems to speak of :l

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hahaha we did a high way run me and about 5 other cars.. made it there in a lil over 20 mins. i was doing around 115 ish ..where do you cruise at then like sioux center or do you go to ohmaha ?

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i just moved here recently so havent found any good cruiseing spots, maybe we could meet up like next weekend and shoot the ----

my dipstick now reads less then half a quart low and i didnt do anything to it :o this car is freakin me out now

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if its reading now you may have cloged galleries...see if there is a lot of oil sitting in your head. did you just recently buy the car or not change the oil often or change oils? all of these could mean there is sludge build up in the engine and it has broke loose and partially cloged the galleries

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yeah i just bought the car recently, but i did an oil change as soon as i bought it, and i change my oil every 1500-2000 miles, this problem just popped up out of the blue, it was reading fine the day before and then all of a sudden i have a dry dip stick

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did you change the oil yourself, or have some place do it? they could have pulled a "stupid ass retard highschool kid who doesn't know what the ---- he's doing, and put the wrong cars dipstick in there" just a thought.

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Get a clean pan, and empty the oil into it. Measure the amount, then put it back in your engine. Then get back to us.


Wierd freaking problem.

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werd im down to meet up we should wait till it gets a lil warmer ..there's actually quite a few fast cars in our town . a grip of honda's,dsm,v8's, yadda yadda yadda

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i dont let mechanics touch my car unless i cant fix the problem myself first, i've only had to do it once, and that was because i needed to get a motor swapped over a weekend and didnt have the tools or time (i was in the process of moveing) otherwise i would have done that as well ;D

my new turbo gets here wednesday so i'll change the oil then or this weekend, whenever i get the time to install the new turbo

sounds good :6 hit me up whenever you guys wanna meet up and im there