How to Check Oil Level in Car

Video Transcript

"Okay, now that we've let the car run for about 30 seconds, we are going to re-check the oil level because the oil filter is full oil and we want to see where the oil level is at. We are going to pull our dipstick out, be sure to wipe it clean, place it back in there for a second or two, pull it out and see what we are looking at. Both sides are the same. You can see the oil level comes up to right here which is just below the lower hole so we need to add say about half a quart of oil, set that there for now, open this cap again, put our funnel in; there's that one. We are going to check the oil level one more time so we are going to place the dipstick back in, make sure it is all the way in to get an accurate reading. We are between lower hole and the top hole so we are good to go. Put that back in, be sure it is down all the way, funnel out of here, place the cap back on and we are going to get this car back on the road. "