Originally posted by SUPER LAUBO
what's the background on your car.. miles, motor, car? your dipstick should be reading something if you have oil cause the dipstick goes into your oil pan.
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btw, if you ran the car for 30 seconds and your oil pump was working, your dipstick will NOT read anything because all the oil is still beginning to settle into the pan again.
Its a 92 dx, original 1.5, 120k. Old lady owned it before me. I did a compression test about a month or two ago, 160 across all 4. Car wasnt loosing any power until that day. I turned the car off and checked the oil, either way it should give me an accurate reading...