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Why does oil dipstick read on only one side? 200 1980

posted by  someone claiming to be hillbilly on  Sat Dec 28 02:23 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Engine off, wait 5 minutes and check. Wipe the dip stick clean each time. The stick goes into a puddle of oil in the oil pan so if there is oil, it'll be on both sides. You may be scraping the oil off the back of the stick when you pull it out. The symptom you describe sure sounds like low oil. If you're still not sure, add a quart and check again. Better too much than not enough.






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