Stuart -- Thank you for your reply. I would suspect failure of dipstick is more due to metal fatigue than any oil problem. In the two plus years I have had the van, it has gotten an oil/filter change with Castrol 20W-50 every three months.\\
John ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart <stuart@cobaltgroup.com> To: John Lauterbach <jhlauterbach@EMAIL.MSN.COM>; Vanagon list <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 2:46 PM Subject: Re: Broken dipstick '84 1.9L
> Do you listen to Car Talk on NPR? You should! > > Change the oil and fill with the correct amount. Then get your rod and > make a temporary dip stick. Or, you can just add a half quart every 200 > miles until the new stick comes. > > If you know how long ago you added a half quart, just go from that > benchmark and wait for the stick to arrive. > > You must have a serious case of oil leprosy for the end of the dipstick > to fall off. > > Stuart |
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