Dipstick...
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Dipstick...
I noticied that the engine oil dipstick's plastic handle is chipped off at the bottom; I'm not too worried about it, I doubt that much dirt / debris can get down into the tube, BUT i can be a bit OCD fellas.
So, does anyone know what the proper part # is ( I swear some guys on here are like tech manual robots), thought I'd browse Ebay first, AND is there a 'OEM upgrade' for a dipstick??? like everyother part on this 6.0L motor...HA
Thanks guys!
So, does anyone know what the proper part # is ( I swear some guys on here are like tech manual robots), thought I'd browse Ebay first, AND is there a 'OEM upgrade' for a dipstick??? like everyother part on this 6.0L motor...HA
Thanks guys!
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Somewhere around 2006 they went to the O-shaped orange handle dipstick that did not break in half like the t-shaped black handle disptick that the early engines used. I myself converted to the O-shaped setup. It required a small bit of enlarging the stock dipstick tube but it fits perfectly and has the same level depth as the t-shaped dipstick.
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The o-ring on the O-handled dipstick was slightly larger I believe than the o-ring on the T-handled dipstick. I simply took my round file with a vacuum next to the tube and shaved it a very small bit to make it fit.
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That is so very true. My wife even laughs when i come home with parts or a package arrives, she wants to start a wife of FTE club
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