I changed my oil today on my 2011 fit sport and it only drained out about 2 quarts out what could be the cause of this thanks in advance, this is my first post sorry if im posting on the wrong section

 

Did you check the oil level prior too or close to the oil change? Was the engine cold? How long did you let it drain for?

 

Yes i looked at it before i started to see if it was dorty it was cold and a little low not by much though juat checked it again right now and it looks normal, where it should be i let it drain for maybe a little over 15 min

 

Not to doubt your work, but you drained the engine oil, not the transmission oil, right? I knew someone who did this by mistake.

Glad that all seems well now.

 

Lmao id have to be very special to do that yea it was the engine oil trans has a different nut could it be burning it? I dont smell it or see it though and it doesn't look like it leaks it either no oil marks underneath

 

It could be burning oil and depending where the level was on the dipstick it could be a .5 to 1 quart low. There is going to be some in the oil filter also.

 

[QUOTE=Alco RS-1;1426153]you drained the engine oil, not the transmission oil, right?./QUOTE]

Thought same thing when he said 2 qts

 

Keep in mind that our cars only have 3.5 quarts of oil and if your dipstick is at the MIN marker/hole, then you are already 1 quart low, so your engine only has 2.5 quarts at that point.

Also when you check your oil, if you keep the dipstick tilted the wrong way, then some of the oil will flow towards the MAX marker hole and you will falsely believe you have more oil than in reality. Always leave the dipstick pointing down when you read the oil level -> I've seen many people keeping it horizontal or pointing upwards.

Lastly, you should always warm up the engine & oil before draining it, because it flows much better and you will get most of it out. If the oil is cold, and it's conventional oil (which doesn't flow as good as synthetic), and it's worn out oil that is naturally more viscous and "clumpy", then you will not actually remove most of the old oil during the standard drain interval.

Since our cars only need 3.5 quarts and jugs come in 5 quarts, I always dump a bit of new oil into the engine after it drained for 5-10 minutes, just to "flush" out any remaining crud on the bottom of the sump. I only add the drain bolt back after the "flush" completed draining. This is definitely not necessary and only meant for OCD people.

 

I'd still like to know why only 2 qts. Just too many caveats to be accepted at face value.