Is this enough oil?
 

My mom told me one early morning after I left, she noticed black oil on the floor where my car was parked...but it's blacktop, so whether she mistakenly thought it was oil or just something else is beyond me. So I check my dip stick today, and saw that the oil was pretty dark as well as I think it's a bit low? I put cardboard boxes under my car so if my car is leaking i should know asap. Any ideas?


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It's a little low, you want to be in the middle of the 2 dots, more torwds the top dot.


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how many miles does your car have?

Wat color is your car?

About a quart low. That doesn't necessarily mean you're leaking oil. The motor can consume 1 qt between oil changes and still be within Nissan's spec. Over that and you've got an issue.


How often do you check your oil? If the answer is anything other than "every time I get gas" you need to check it more often. That way you would notice the level getting lower and lower.

Wat is your cat's name?

Midnight blue. And my car gas about 7500 miles

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How long since the last oil change?

About 3.5k

I out Cardboard Boexes underneath my car about 10 minutes ago, the only thing that touched the boxes was water. So nothing yet. But it is snowing, so maybe its the snow but to my knowledge there are different coloured oils that pertain to different parts of the car. Green, Black, and anything else?

What is your tire pressure?

If it were me I'd pull off the undertray and see if it has oil all over it. A leak big enough to leave a puddle a woman would notice is going to leave oil all over the bottom of the motor and the undertray.

Im sorry but im quite new to cars, do i need to put my car on a life to pull the undertray or is it something i can do with my hood popped open. And im not sure what my tire pressure is at.

Tire pressure has nothing to do with anything.

You need to get the car up on jack stands or a lift. You might as well change the oil as well while you're under there, you're due.

hmm i c well it just snowed and is still snowing where i live about 3 inches in an hour so at this rate. My car wont be moving any time soon. So Oil change end of this week as well as see whats wrong with the car, if anything. Anything else i should check for while im at it. and 6mt-z34 do you know alot about cars... could you come with me haha ill buy u a beer.