Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 10:17:16 +1000 From: Ian <iannopsamtia.com.au> Subject: Re: 97 Oil Dipstick
I had a metal one which was painted black and that was bad enough. Black plastic must be a nightmare. Paint remover worked wonders !!! DAB wrote: > On Sun, 03 Jun 2001 13:15:42 +0100, Johannes H Andersen > <johsnopsamsafish.com> wrote: > > > > > > >DAB wrote: > >> > >> Ok, I may be the first. I checked my oil dipstick, as usual, couldn't > >> tell if I was topped off or not so I put in two quarts. For the life of > >> me, I still couldn't tell if I added oil. > >> > > > >Why? You do it in two turns: First take the dipstick out and wipe it clean. > >Then put it back in fully and extract again. BTW this applies to all cars. > > I'm not the only one in this NG that has complained about the black > plastic design on the dip stick, and how short in length it is. I > can't find the thread right now. Perhaps soneone else can find it. > I remember someone suggesting sanding the plastic to make it rough so > as to contract the oil. > > > > >> Two weeks later, the oil light came on simultaneously with a loud rod > >> knocking and the engine died. So I had to replace the engine to the > >> tune of $3,000. (used) > > > >Ugh! It shouldn't use any oil at this stage. Must have been a leak. > > > >> Without even getting in to why a 97 900 w/o turbo would lose so much > >> oil, I am advising folks to do whatever is needed to alter the damn > >> dipstick so you can actually check the oil. This was my fourth, and now > >> last Saab. If I can't trust them to design a dipstick, the party is > >> over. > > > >> DaveBrown > > > >Sorry to hear that, reply as above. > > > >Johannes