jowens Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 We have a '90 Legacy and have the hardest time reading the oil dipstick. You can't tell where the oil level is, so you don't know whether it needs oil or not. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Clean the burnt oil from the dipstick... and repost this question in the new gen forum.. very few people actually look here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyberka Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I have the same problem with my '90 Legacy Wagon. I make sure it has been setting for some time, and then put the dipstick in and take it out about ten times, each time wiping it clean of oil. Even then it is sometimes a problem getting the same reading in consecutive "dips". Anyone else have a sure fire solution ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reason01 Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 At least you guys get some sort of reading. I have to wrestle with it because it seems to bind somewhere halfway down. Im sure they all arent like this, if so NICE DESIGN! Should I just go out and buy a new dipstick assembly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teppichkopf Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 My dipstick doesn't bind in the tube but does hit one of the hoses when I'm putting it in. Kind of hoeky. I have to wrestle the dipstick around the hose. But I always get a reading by the second try. -cl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Sanding the end of the dipstick off to a nice shiny surface will make it easier to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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