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Does anyone have any idea why oil would be pushing up and out the top of the dipstick tube? it's a 96 F-350 7.3L The only changes that have been made are a TS chip and an after market intake. the only thing that has been done to it recently was an oil change. Other than that it has ran fine until now. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm stumped.
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Does anyone have any idea why oil would be pushing up and out the top of the dipstick tube? it's a 96 F-350 7.3L The only changes that have been made are a TS chip and an after market intake. the only thing that has been done to it recently was an oil change. Other than that it has ran fine until now. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm stumped. Mark
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Having the dipstick in backwards will do it! When your standing on the side of the passenger side fender looking at the motor, you should be able to read 'motor oil'. If the letters are facing the other way, the O ring in the top of the dip stick isn't making contact. Don't ask me why I know!! LOL
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Having the dipstick in backwards will do it! When your standing on the side of the passenger side fender looking at the motor, you should be able to read 'motor oil'. If the letters are facing the other way, the O ring in the top of the dip stick isn't making contact. Don't ask me why I know!! LOL
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Yeah, mine had oil leaking down the back of the head so I finally pulled off the VC. At the end of the VC it was dented allowing oil to leak out. I straighten that out and it stayed dry for about a week then started leaking again. What the hel!, then I discovered I had put the dip stick in backwards, LOL
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