On some of the newer vehicles there is no oil dipstick. Please, if your gauges or read outs say that you are low on oil, take your vehicle to a shop to have it checked. We have had two new customers in the last couple of weeks add oil, when it shouldn’t have been added, overfilling their engines. One had 6 quarts to much, but didn’t drive the car very far, as it was smoking, had it towed in and after draining the engine, and putting the right amount in, the engine was fine. The other vehicle was not so lucky, after driving the car for a few weeks with almost double the oil, the engine has no compression, and he is now in a position that we don’t want to see anyone else in, does he junk the car, (which he just bought) or put a new engine in….So please don’t guess, bring it in so we can check it out and make sure it’s safe to add oil.
