I hate this dipstick - Anyone else have problems with reading oil levels?
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I hate this dipstick - Anyone else have problems with reading oil levels?
So the dipstick seems pretty useless. For weeks now I've been reading the dipstick under different conditions and it always gets smeared. I think as the stick goes into (or when coming out) of the engine, the oil is getting smudged. The stick always has oil all over the stick. I wipe it and try again, same thing. You cant get an accurate read off the tip.
I've tried it in mornings at cold conditions, as well as after drives in hot conditions. No difference, the oil keeps getting smudged.
Anyone else have this problem??
I've tried it in mornings at cold conditions, as well as after drives in hot conditions. No difference, the oil keeps getting smudged.
Anyone else have this problem??
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A poor representation of the dipstick:
normal: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oil marked here
----- | -------------------- meter --->
me: . . . . oil marked here and down
Everytime you put the dipstick in the engine, it gets marked with oil from the top down. And no my whole engine is not flooded with oil. I just did the oil change last week with 4.5q.
I take the reading in the morning when the engine is completely cooled and it still marks up the whole stick. And its not a light streak, its heavy, as if the whole stick just took a dunk in the reservoir...
Any ideas? Anyone experience this too?
Does the Z have the poorest dipstick design or the poorest intake design, since that is what keeps getting in my way...
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You're right, but usually I dont top it off until I run the engine after the oil change. Once the new oil settles, I take a reading and then top off the oil to the right level. Except for in this case, I cant read the oil level!!!
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A month and a half ago I got a new Tacoma 4X4 and it's worse to read than the damn Z's. Same lame streak crap, gotta have it just so. One guy said try roughing up the surface with one of those Scotch Brite pads. It helps. The oil hangs onto the rougher surface long enough that it doesn't drip off and or look the the reast of the 2 foot long streak, when you remove it.
I tried to not make this sound like I wasn't talking about a *****.
I tried to not make this sound like I wasn't talking about a *****.
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