1. To begin have your paper towel or rag handy and go to your car,on the inside of your car underneath the steering wheel is the lever,which should say hood on it,pull it out and the hood should pop up.

2. Now go to the front of your car and open the hood,there is a little lever under the front tip of the hood,which moves to one side and releases a hook so you can lift the hood up.

3. While you have the hood up,there is a long metal bar that holds the hood up,lift it up and look up under the hood,there is a hole where the other end of the metal pole hooks into and keeps the hood up.This hole for the bar to connect into should be on the upper right inside.Make sure the hood and bar is nice and secure before proceeding.

4. What you are looking for now is the engine oil dipstick,The dipstick is located around near the engine and should have the word oil on it and a hook to pull it out or the top of the dipstick is a different color. Read the rest of this entry »