# 2018 Honda CR-V - Oil reading

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-oil-reading/159145>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [February 21, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-oil-reading/159145 "2020-02-21T23:25:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bilpaul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@bilpaul](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bilpaul)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-oil-reading/159145/1 "2020-02-21T23:25:12Z")

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This isn’t so much a question as a request to vehicle manufacturers. Lately, I’ve been finding it very difficult to read oil levels on dipsticks, unless the oil is very dirty – but I change it before it gets dirty. Any tricks to better read dipstick levels?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-honda-cr-v-oil-reading/159145/2 "2020-02-22T01:52:25Z")

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I hold the stick family horizontal and rotate it slightly, I can usually see the level.