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Answer by John Canon for How to read a dipstick?

Whenever the oil level is not obvious, your guide should be how low is the dry area on the dipstick. Your true oil level will never be higher than the lowest dry spot on the dipstick. Because that...

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How to read a dipstick?

My car manual says that oil level should be checked with a warm engine (to account for thermal expansion) after letting the car sit on a level surface for 5 minutes after turning off the engine (to...

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Answer by Criggie for How to read a dipstick?

I used to have this problem sometimes - turns out that pushing the dipstick into the hole to read the oil level after wiping it, can sometimes scrape oil off the sides and mess up the reading.Try doing...

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