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ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH
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20-04-2024, 05:19 PM
Hi

I find that if I fill the sump to the ‘full’ mark on the dipstick the engine tends to blow oil out of the tappet cover and sometimes up through the dipstick hole. I now fill to about 1/4” below the mark.

Cheers

Howard
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ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by Rpm - 29-01-2021, 02:40 PM
RE: ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by Robert Leigh - 29-01-2021, 03:41 PM
RE: ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by Rpm - 29-01-2021, 10:28 PM
RE: ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by Old Dave - 20-04-2024, 12:25 PM
RE: ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by John Cornforth - 20-04-2024, 02:57 PM
RE: ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by Howard Wright - 20-04-2024, 05:19 PM
RE: ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK DEPTH - by Old Dave - 20-04-2024, 08:31 PM

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