An auto mechanic has shown how to top off your car’s low oil level without a funnel so you can drive to an auto shop without damaging your engine.
Oil lubricates the engine’s moving parts, so having too little of this fluid can create the need for more expensive future repairs.
JP’s (@j.perez.autodetail) video clip posted on TikTok begins with a text overlay: “Life hack! You don’t have one[n] oil funnel?
“No problem, just use the oil dipstick and pour. No mess!”
JP is then shown pouring oil into his wand, usually marked with a yellow or orange handle and located in a tube under the hood of a car.
The oil cascades perfectly down the dipstick and into the vehicle’s tank without splashing.
One viewer commented on JP’s TikTok: “I worked at a hibachi place once and we’d do it with chopsticks for soy sauce bottles.”
With this same dipstick, you can check that your car’s oil is at the correct level.
Remove a dipstick from the tube in which it resides under the hood of your vehicle and wipe the oil from the end of the dipstick to remove any fluid that may have previously splashed from the engine.
The end of a dipstick has two lines, the lower one indicates that your oil is one-quarter full, and the upper line indicates that your oil tank is full.
Drivers should wait a few minutes before performing another dipstick oil assessment after topping up the oil to ensure it has settled completely.
Using a dipstick in a level service is vital if you want the most accurate reading.
