Hello
I have the same problem with the dipstick of the Healey Duncan. It?s made from
aluminium and therefore quite light in colour. I use Penrite Classic Medium oil
which is a mineral oil, but it is next to impossible to read the dipstick even
in the sunlight.
Our everyday Mercedes-Benz also has no dipstick and every time I need to make
sure there is enough oil in the engine I have to refer to the owner?s manual to
make sure I press all the right buttons. Changing the oil is not fun especially
working out how to reset the next service indicator.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Brown
Sent: Wednesday, 25 April 2018 5:01 AM
To: Healeys; Bob Spidell
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Reading Dipstick
Bob
I've been doing this since I bought my Mini Cooper back in 2007. I thought it
was a flaw in the dipstick design. Now you tell me it is the synthetic oil.
Mini solved the problem in my 2016 Mini, they eliminated the dipstick. Now I
must trust the computer and the oil level it reports.
Bob
On ?Tuesday?, ?April? ?24?, ?2018? ?01?:?51?:?54? ?PM? ?CDT, Bob Spidell
<bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
OK, I may be the only guy who's never thought of this, but I 'solved' a
minor bugaboo (for me) recently. When I put fresh oil, esp. synthetic,
in the engine or gearbox I have a hard time reading the dipstick to
check the level (first photo; in bright sun this can be difficult to
see, the oil actually showed-up better in the photo). This can be an
issue when, for instance, I recently overfilled my gearbox/OD and got a
lot of leaking past the front seal. I usually lay the dipstick on a rag
or paper towel to prevent dripping, and it occurred to me how I could
get a good reading:
1) dip the stick, and lay it on a clean paper towel, or similar, with
the top of the level ticks or lettering at the edge of the paper (second
photo)
2) move the dipstick slightly to the side, keeping your reference at the
edge of the towel (third photo)
3) now, you can see the level as the 'oil stain' on the paper towel
FWIW.
Bob
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