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does any body have an oil dipstick for a 1.8L engine it seam like the one in my engine is not long enough

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Check to make sure the rubber seal in still in the correct place. While going through my engine for cleaning and tunning up, I found mine to be missing the rubber seal. My oil reading was WAY over full since the dipstick slid in too far. I used some rubber hose and RTV to fix the problem. Changed the oil and filter, ran it a bit, let it sit, and when I checked the oil, the level was spot on....

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

also you much check the oil 3 to 4 times to get the right reading... it will jive a false reading the 1st or second time you pull it...( i think it get air in the tube)

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My old but now gone Luv...

Try pulling off the filler plug off of valve cover this allows the oil in the pan to equalize in the tube. Sounds crazy but it works.

and make sure its the right one when i got my luv it had the older dip stick in it so i got the rite one dam it was way better lol

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73 3-door avalanche bdydropped on 18s
86 1-ton 4x crewcab short bd 15"lift
75 k-5 2x
94 king cab

With my original dip stick, I always had to pull it out then put it back in to get a good reading. Don't ask me how, but I lost it. I made a new one. I used some heavy wire. I flattened it and put a cross hatch on it in my vise. I soldered the insides out of a AA battery on the wire open end down. The battery thing fits over the tube. I then changed the oil and marked the full mark.