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D@#n Dipstick!!??

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Old 03-10-2008, 06:42 PM
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Oilstick read full...so i went to check it for poops and giggles,when i got the oil plug off only about a quart came out...and of course stick still reads full....WHAT...Little Help Please...
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:46 PM
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first..u sure had the oil dipstick n not the trans fill/dipstick?..second..if u had the correct one..u did wipe it off..place it back in..and then check it right?..
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:48 PM
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yes three times
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:50 PM
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when u checked pulled the drain plug..did u pull both?..and not just the front..because if just the fronts pulled it doesnt hold very much..
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:53 PM
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yeah just the front,shouldn't it hold more than just a slim quart...oris my oil pump going bad
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:57 PM
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well thats ur problem...no..if u just pulled the front it doesnt hold much..the way the system is set up the pickup is in the back where the most oil is...the front is where the pump is n it just needs a little up there...check the back plug n i bet u have a nice stream of oil when u pull it
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:59 PM
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OK, thanks alot
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