HELP! Ran my engine oil down to three quarts!
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HELP! Ran my engine oil down to three quarts! In ran a compression test today and when I put every thing back together I forgot to put the dipstick back in. I ran the car and it did smoke but I thought that the smoke was burning off from the oil I had squirted into one of the cylinders during the compression test. While I was driving I was thinking that the oil should have burn off by now. I went to check the oil level and found that I had forgot to install the oil dip stick. 
I installed the oil dip stick and then I immediately filled the engine with fresh oil (PUT IN THREE QUARTS) all the way to the top "FULL" mark. I was wondering if you all think I did any damage to the engine? I had maybe three quarts left in the motor.
BTW, I was doing some WOT blast during this time thinking I was burning off the oil I had squirted into the engine. PLEASE HELP A FELLA OUT and let me know what you think.
I installed the oil dip stick and then I immediately filled the engine with fresh oil (PUT IN THREE QUARTS) all the way to the top "FULL" mark. I was wondering if you all think I did any damage to the engine? I had maybe three quarts left in the motor.BTW, I was doing some WOT blast during this time thinking I was burning off the oil I had squirted into the engine. PLEASE HELP A FELLA OUT and let me know what you think.
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
Better to have too little oil than too much oil. Like they said, as long as you didn't lose pressure you should be cool.
If you add too much oil the crank and rods can whip the oil into a foam. However, there are pictures floating around on where the oil level is on a removed pan with 5, 5.5, 6 & 7 quarts. The 7 quarts just barely reaches the indentation in the upper section of the pan.
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As long as you have oil pressure at all times it really doesn't matter how low on oil you are. The oil pickup tube rests about 3/8" from the bottom of the oil pan. You could only have 1 quart of oil in the pan and the pickup tube would still be submerged. Then count in about a quart of oil in the galleys and other areas areas of the engine and your engine would run fine with only two quarts of oil in it. Now I wouldn't drive it like this though... just proving my point that the engine will be safe if it happens to run a little low on oil.
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Originally Posted by ****
No oil light thank god! Just oil all over the bottom of my car now. Thanks for the fast replys guys. I think I feel a little better.
Thanks for the fast replys guys. I think I feel a little better.You could be empty and it wouldn't. It only comes on when you start the car, not if you lose oil while driving. And such is the benefit of having read my manual cover-cover one day at work b/c I was so bored, lol.
If you did not lose pressure you are just fine.
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Originally Posted by BLKWS.6
You could be empty and it wouldn't. It only comes on when you start the car, not if you lose oil while driving. And such is the benefit of having read my manual cover-cover one day at work b/c I was so bored, lol.
If you did not lose pressure you are just fine.
If you did not lose pressure you are just fine.
the other thing.....if his pressure dropped should a "check gauges" or something come on? that light that comes on when you're low on gas...
My dad told me about a lady that tried to change her own oil , she brought the car up to his shop cause it wasnt running right ,he checked it out and found she had filled the engine all the way up to the cap with oil haha. Least she didnt leave any out .
