Anyone Have This Problem
03-03-2003, 02:10 PM
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just when i look at the dipstick it is hard to see the oil is there a trick or am i using the wrong oil
i use non-sen 20-50
that is pretty thick so i thought it would be easyer to see it, but still hard
anyone else have this prob or do i need glasses
i use non-sen 20-50
that is pretty thick so i thought it would be easyer to see it, but still hard
anyone else have this prob or do i need glasses
03-03-2003, 02:39 PM
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no i got oil in it and it is a brand new mazda reman w/2200 miles i did first oil change after 500 miles and the new oil has been in 1700
it is just extremly hard to see, but i can feel oil on it
but the weight is ok?
i might need glasses
it is just extremly hard to see, but i can feel oil on it
but the weight is ok?
i might need glasses
03-03-2003, 02:47 PM
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you can try get a clean paper towl, wipe the stick very very dry before you put it back. this way its more obviouse to see the oil level. sometimes when the stick is all oily, or the oil is still splashing around from hard driving or just finishing an oil change, the oil on the dip stick is kinda confusing.
03-03-2003, 03:46 PM
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if you are checking the oil for the 1st time at 1700, that is when you are MOST likely going to have to add a quart....i just put one in my car last night.....one quart of valvoline 20-50 vr-1 racing non synth......i get more/better use out of the dino oil as compared to the synth.....i have to add @ roughly 1000miles when using synth......me no likey the consumption....so i use the mineral oil and change every 2500.......and it costs about half as much...
03-03-2003, 07:31 PM
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I see this a lot. Whenever I change my oil, I flush it two or three times, first. When I finally change the filter, and fill it up, the oil is so clean it is hard to see.
The biggest problem I've had with this is with Toyotas. I work at a dealership, and we often have people come back, severely pissed off that there is no oil in their new vehicle (usually older men, with nothing more to do with their time). So I show them that when the oil is really clean, it can be very difficult to see, and show them the level of the oil on the dipstick, in the proper light.
If you're having trouble seeing the oil, look at the dipstick from the side, at a flat angle in good lighting. You should be able to see it raised off the dipstick that way.
The biggest problem I've had with this is with Toyotas. I work at a dealership, and we often have people come back, severely pissed off that there is no oil in their new vehicle (usually older men, with nothing more to do with their time). So I show them that when the oil is really clean, it can be very difficult to see, and show them the level of the oil on the dipstick, in the proper light.
If you're having trouble seeing the oil, look at the dipstick from the side, at a flat angle in good lighting. You should be able to see it raised off the dipstick that way.
03-03-2003, 11:30 PM
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I usually shoot a syringe full of Inkjet printer fluid down the dipstick tube. Makes it easy to read...
Hahaha... just kidding.
Anyway, yes it's hard to read because it's a nice clean new engine with nice clean new oil!
You could buy a diesel car. You'd never had a problem reading the dipstick.
Hahaha... just kidding.
Anyway, yes it's hard to read because it's a nice clean new engine with nice clean new oil!
You could buy a diesel car. You'd never had a problem reading the dipstick.