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I believe it would...
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ZUL8R
on October 17, 2017 at 1:22 PM
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is the opposite true ? nose down reads lower than actual? (n/m)
posted by TTkeeper
on October 15, 2017 at 03:37 PM
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There is a bulb in the oil pan at the front of the car to hold extra capacity and the dipstick enters the block near the rear of the engine. So I would think oil would pool to the front and potentially make reading on the dipstick show low.
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Z is on a steep slope, will oil dipstick read high or low?
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TTkeeper
14:57:56 10/15/17
nose facing up the hill should read high because all the oil
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Boostjuice
14:59:20 10/15/17
is the opposite true ? nose down reads lower than actual? (n/m)
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TTkeeper
15:37:57 10/15/17
I believe it would... -
ZUL8R
13:22:18 10/17/17
Rear of pan is deeper than front...
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Barry (NJ)
09:53:05 10/18/17
Perhaps put it somewhere level to check?
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compirate
17:25:31 10/15/17
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