As an aside, and because it doesn’t look like anyone else has mentioned it: don’t put 2.6L of oil into your engine now. That figure will be from empty, if you’re changing the oil and have drained the old oil out.
The level in your engine now is dangerously low because it’s off the bottom of the dipstick, but there will still be some in it, otherwise your engine would have seized up and died after 2 mins of driving. If you dump 2.6L straight in, there’s a good chance you’ll over fill it, which can cause damage.
Add half a litre at a time and keep checking the dipstick until it’s near the “min” mark. Then add a quarter litre at a time, until the level is on (or just below) “max”. As you near the “max” mark, give the oil 30 secs to run down through the engine to the sump before checking the level.
And don’t beat yourself up because you don’t know everything! If everyone knew everything about cars, mechanics would be out of a job. You did the right thing by spotting it was low and asking people who do know.
As an aside, and because it doesn’t look like anyone else has mentioned it: don’t put 2.6L of oil into your engine now. That figure will be from empty, if you’re changing the oil and have drained the old oil out.
The level in your engine now is dangerously low because it’s off the bottom of the dipstick, but there will still be some in it, otherwise your engine would have seized up and died after 2 mins of driving. If you dump 2.6L straight in, there’s a good chance you’ll over fill it, which can cause damage.
Add half a litre at a time and keep checking the dipstick until it’s near the “min” mark. Then add a quarter litre at a time, until the level is on (or just below) “max”. As you near the “max” mark, give the oil 30 secs to run down through the engine to the sump before checking the level.
And don’t beat yourself up because you don’t know everything! If everyone knew everything about cars, mechanics would be out of a job. You did the right thing by spotting it was low and asking people who do know.