OT: Why you should always get the Service Manual

buzzvert · Post by **buzzvert** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:10 am

You can tell me what's wrong here, even without the service manual

I wonder how many dead Hondas are due to this.

tenders · Post by **tenders** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:20 am

It might be OK. Almost two of those three quarts are going to pour straight back out of the engine through the dipstick hole. Some rust formation on nearby parts may be averted.

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:30 am

To be fair, if you actually get into the site and go through the instructions, it tells you to follow the manufacturer's recommendation. It looks like the "3 quarts" actually pertains to something else on the site. But I can see how someone could get themselves into a mess by thinking this was the real deal.

buzzvert · Post by **buzzvert** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 4:14 am

charlie55 wrote:To be fair, if you actually get into the site and go through the instructions, it tells you to follow the manufacturer's recommendation. It looks like the "3 quarts" actually pertains to something else on the site. But I can see how someone could get themselves into a mess by thinking this was the real deal.

Yep, pretty obvious what happened as it just pulled variables from a crappy "fixya" page. But the thought of 3 quarts of oil in a Met is pretty amusing.

JettaKnight · Post by **JettaKnight** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 3:44 am

Sure that's not for a Honda Civic?

eggsalad · Post by **eggsalad** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:27 am

3 gallons would be funnier.