Re: Dip stick- What side to read?

Posted by captaink on December 28, 2005 at 08:38:23 from (66.115.214.56):

In Reply to: Dip stick- What side to read? posted by Jason(Pa.) on December 27, 2005 at 18:22:55:

It’s straightforward, just read the side that applies.

When the engine is stopped for a length of time all the oil has run down into the pan, so this mark on the stick is the higher one. The engine running one is again straightforward; the dipstick is probably shrouded into the pan so that splashing oil won’t give a false reading. Anyway, the oil is in circulation, some on the top of the head, some on the cylinder walls, etc and not in the pan, so this reading will be lower than when the engine is stopped. It’s basically a convenience feature.

I run a CAT 140-G grader made in the mid-1980’s. It has the double sided stick and when you are running back to back shifts like when plowing snow, it allows for the oil to be checked without having to shut down for a long period of time to check the oil.

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• Re: Dip stick- What side to read? Hugh MacKay 13:25:05 12/28/05 (0)

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