i have a 97 civic ex and i cannot find the oil dipstick anywhere!!!! it is driving me crazy. please help me out

 

Should be right on the front center of the engine. It's just a wire with a loop on the top, it isn't labelled "oil" or anything. It goes down between the #2 and #3 ports on the exhaust manifold. There is a hole in the heat shield for it. If your dipsitck has been lost, you can look down there and see the tube where it goes.

 

look for the big *** orange pull stick just to the right of the exhaust manifold (with the stamped metal heat shield covering it) coming out of the front of your engine...

 

thanks. i still cant find it so im guessing its lost haha

 

Do you see the tube for it? You should be able to hit an auto parts store (or a junk yard for that matter) and get one really cheap. It's pretty important to have one, believe it or not (ask Remmy)

 

^^ agreed, if its not there...there should be an open tube sticking up somewhere.

 

Lol yeah on the camaro i had, i would lose about a quart of oil a week, then i bought a dipstick, and problem gone

 

if you take a pic of your engine bay we can point it out for you.

 

How did you know the oil level was dropping if you didn't have a dipstick?