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Dipstick differences?


Zvoiture

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I have two visibly identical dipsticks from the same lower end (N47). I changed them today to see if one fit tighter and discovered nearly a quart difference in "H" level readings. The rubber seat seems very well fused on to the shaft on each, so I doubt any shifting. The printing/checkerboard is a teensy bit different but the interesting part is how much longer one is. The one I was using is 7 1/4" from seat to top of checkerboard. The other one is 6 7/8". That's a lot of oil! Which one is right?

Anybody care to measure their dipstick for me?

steve77

PS: YES I know how that sounded! Try REALLY HARD not to drag this down...

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I too replaced my dipstick for one that fit better. And noticed the same problem. What I ended up doing was doing a complete oil changed (5 qts. of oil & filter) ran it for about 5 minutes then let it sit for about 5 minutes. Pulled the dipstick and made notice of where the oil level was on the dip stick. The oil mark on the dipstick was off (checkermark) but I made a mental note of where the correct oil level is. I'm sure this isn't the best way but it does let me know how my oil situation is. I wish there was a way to move the rubber stopper to correct the dipstick.

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