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<div>Bob</div><div>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.</div><div>Mini solved the problem in my 2016 Mini, they eliminated the dipstick. Now I must trust the computer and the oil level it reports.</div><div>Bob<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 01:51:54 PM CDT, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">OK, I may be the only guy who's never thought of this, but I 'solved' a <br></div><div dir="ltr">minor bugaboo (for me) recently. When I put fresh oil, esp. synthetic, <br></div><div dir="ltr">in the engine or gearbox I have a hard time reading the dipstick to <br></div><div dir="ltr">check the level (first photo; in bright sun this can be difficult to <br></div><div dir="ltr">see, the oil actually showed-up better in the photo). This can be an <br></div><div dir="ltr">issue when, for instance, I recently overfilled my gearbox/OD and got a <br></div><div dir="ltr">lot of leaking past the front seal. I usually lay the dipstick on a rag <br></div><div dir="ltr">or paper towel to prevent dripping, and it occurred to me how I could <br></div><div dir="ltr">get a good reading:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">1) dip the stick, and lay it on a clean paper towel, or similar, with <br></div><div dir="ltr">the top of the level ticks or lettering at the edge of the paper (second <br></div><div dir="ltr">photo)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">2) move the dipstick slightly to the side, keeping your reference at the <br></div><div dir="ltr">edge of the towel (third photo)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">3) now, you can see the level as the 'oil stain' on the paper towel<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">FWIW.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bob<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/blkbt7@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/blkbt7@yahoo.com</a><br><br></div>
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