Re: Oil spraying from dipstick tube
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:28 pm
webbslinger wrote:Andy,
Check the vent, but I think these engines can lose a lot of oil out of an unsealed dipstick tube regardless. I recently made an "o" ring dipstick mod and my engine is so absolutely bone dry now it is almost weird. Nothing on the garage floor now at all. Previously I assumed that all the drips were from several sources but apparently that wasn't the case here. I've driven 150 miles since the swap with no measurable oil use so I think the loss through the dipstick tube was significant.
That's interesting, thanks. I'll continue to check the vents, but might have to just 'plug it up' as you have done. Can you post a pic or describe your o-ring dipstick mod?
Cheers,
Andy