Strange dipstick??

[jamesheath]

Hi,

I've just finished re-assembling my engine, and I realised I didn't know whether the line on my dipstick was the max or the min.
I found a post definitively describing dip stick lengths, and mine is not the same!
The engine is front starter, angled oil filler.... (high compression 34 or 36 I think?)
       
It seems like the mark is most likely a "low" mark, and that I should fill to the point where the 2nd side of the split pin starts....
(I realise that the safest way is to drain and re-fill with the exact quantity, but the oil is in there now, and I'm hoping to drive to the Centenary event at Gatwick tomorrow!)

Cheers,

James

[Nick Lettington]

Hi James. The max line on mine is about 3 1/4" from the ring and that sits flush with where the collar is on yours. Although overall mine is longer, there's no minimum mark. I would say that you're correct in assuming your top mark is where the shorter section of the split pin is.

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[jamesheath]

Thanks - better put a bit more oil in then! (the oil pressure has been fine, so there has been just enough!