I know this has been covered before.. I did a search and looked through the results for about two hours.. I still came up dry.. What I am wondering is the length of a N/A oil dipstick?? And does this length mean total (end of stick to the top of ring/handle) or from the end of stick to the top of molded seal?? Thanks for the help,

Jimmy

 

Did you lose yer dipstick ? A rather critical maintenance componate.


I CAN give THIS advice: These days, drivers should always wear molded seals on THEIR dipsticks...

 

I still have the dipstick in question.. I remember seeing a thread about this last year.. There was a slight difference in the N/A and TII lengths?? Just checking if mine is the right one?? Thanks,

Jimmy

 

Yep, hIGGI showed me when I was up in CZ.
The lengths are different, so if you run the longer dipstick in the wrong engine, it could mean trouble!


-Ted

 

That is strange some guys should get out a measuring tape and see how long their dipsticks are. Maybe just the metal part? This could be a good thing to have in the faq possibly :o

 

My dipstick is average in length.

 

Guess i`ll take pictures with lengs of both tomorrow.

 

Here, I measured mine for you...

From the very bottom of the "seal": 13"
From the bottom of the "seat": 14 1/16"
From the top of the handle: 16 11/16"

('88 NA 6-Port)

...and the next person to make a wise *** comment about the length of my 'dip-stick' is getting it up their a$$.