Dip stick reading

bmarcinczyk14 · 08-26-2013, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by didymus

Not sure if serious. The oil has **** in it which settles downwards. You measure the top where the oil stops. Wipe off the dipstick before checking..

Oil has what in it? It's normal to have the bottom part of the dipstick be darker than towards the top part?

sparky · 08-26-2013, 11:24 PM

This would be gravity my friend. The oil at the top is draining down so its thinner and thus lighter.

SouthArk370Z · 08-26-2013, 11:25 PM

I think what you are seeing is gravity at work and the oil film near the bottom of the stick is thicker. Try holding the stick level for a few seconds and see if things don't even out. If not, you may have a problem.

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