Now what should i do?
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Now what should i do?
This is a continuation of a previous post, ill start from the beginning.
I bought a car a while ago. When i bought the car it didnt have an oil dipstick so i didnt run it much till i could get a dipstick. I got the dipstick about last week and it showed no oil at all. It came out dry as a bone. In my previous post i asked what i should do because i wasnt sure if it was a bad dipstick or not, i didnt even know that was possible.
I took the advice given, and that was to change the oil to be sure of the amount in there, and then check the dipstick. Well the dipstick still comes out bone dry with 5qts in there. So now what? New dipstick?
The vehicle in question is a 1970 Firebird 350
I bought a car a while ago. When i bought the car it didnt have an oil dipstick so i didnt run it much till i could get a dipstick. I got the dipstick about last week and it showed no oil at all. It came out dry as a bone. In my previous post i asked what i should do because i wasnt sure if it was a bad dipstick or not, i didnt even know that was possible.
I took the advice given, and that was to change the oil to be sure of the amount in there, and then check the dipstick. Well the dipstick still comes out bone dry with 5qts in there. So now what? New dipstick?
The vehicle in question is a 1970 Firebird 350
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Originally Posted by I6power
So now what? New dipstick?
b) lengthen the dipstick (cut in middle, weld in a piece)
c) shorten the tube until you get a good reading
The correct dipstick for your engine is the best, but if you're *certain* that the oil level is good, b) or c) can work, too.
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Yeah i was thinking new dipstick. I can get a dipstick and the tube thing, all chrome for about $5 from summitt. Ill give that a go unless someone has a better idea.
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Sounds like maybe you got the wrong replacement dipstick for this engine, OR, someone has replaced the dip stick tube with the wrong one, of maybe the oil pan was changed with one with a larger sump!!!!!
Why not check with your favorite GM parts department for the correct P/N for the dipstick & check it against the number on the replacement stick & see if they match.
If they don't match, then you likely have the wrong stick.
If the P/N's do match, then something else has changed, as I suggested, maybe the engines oil pan, or dipstick tube, or maybe it doesn't have the engine you believe it has!!!!!
Just some more possibilities to ponder.
Why not check with your favorite GM parts department for the correct P/N for the dipstick & check it against the number on the replacement stick & see if they match.
If they don't match, then you likely have the wrong stick.
If the P/N's do match, then something else has changed, as I suggested, maybe the engines oil pan, or dipstick tube, or maybe it doesn't have the engine you believe it has!!!!!
Just some more possibilities to ponder.
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Originally Posted by pawpaw
the oil pan was changed with one with a larger sump!!!!!
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That oil pan thing makes me wonder, how could someone know without the correct dipstick that the oil level is low, correct, or high?
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Also, make sure the dipstick tube is inserted into the engine block. Had one once that the mechanic did not insert the tube into the block. The dipstick just hung out in the air. I put 15 Qt. in before I got suspicious.
