Does anyone know if there is a difference between a GE and GTE oil dipstick.
My sister checked my oil and lost it.
Don't ask how.
My sister checked my oil and lost it.
Don't ask how.
Dipsticks
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Same so far as I remember...
There are two different styles of dipsticks though (one is ugly, but easier to read)
There are two different styles of dipsticks though (one is ugly, but easier to read)
chedderknight;942947 said:
Yup the earlier ones are hard to read. Go get yourself a new one for a '92 from Toyota, they read an extra 1/2 quart to full. So it will take another 1/2 quart to hit the full mark even though your oil should always be at full or above.
mine is pre 89 and easy to read:dunno:
Its just a flat piece of metal with lines on it like any other dipstick?
Its just a flat piece of metal with lines on it like any other dipstick?
the GE DS is like a flat piece of metal and the GTE DS has a stupid looking cable with a "reader" for the oil level.
Yep, the GE has an ugly handle on it while the GTE has a nice handle...
When I first fill my car I use the GE one cause the oil is so clean it's near impossible to read the GTE one...
When I first fill my car I use the GE one cause the oil is so clean it's near impossible to read the GTE one...
when i ordered mine, they gave me a non-cali 89+ d/s. It had the nice handle(black T), and was the same reading mechanism on the bottom.
My car, unfortunately is cali-spec and needs the ugly yellow loop handle d/s. (cali d/s is a small bit longer.)
My car, unfortunately is cali-spec and needs the ugly yellow loop handle d/s. (cali d/s is a small bit longer.)
If you get a new one from Toyota, it will be very easy to read. They changed the design on the dipstick.
Well worth the investment for everyone.
Well worth the investment for everyone.
LilMissMkIII;943540 said:
So do I.
She said her Fiance said he heard a lifter noise and he wanted to know if
it was low and he was gonna put oil in it and when I got it back
their was no dipstick.
And there is no lifter noise, He was mistaken for the injectors.
there are 3 styles and the redesigned ones are the best out of them all. the old NAs were the easiest to read (yellow handle) and the black t was better design but harder to read. the newest one is the easiest to use and looks the best!
I just bought a new one for about $17. It has a t-handle with "Engine Oil" prominently displayed on it. It's not quite as easy to read as my original yellow-handled one. However, my old one doesn't hold in the tube worth beans any more due to the rubber bit being all hard and squished from 20+ years of being heated.
While the new one is just fine, I miss the look of the simple yellow handle...
Asterix
While the new one is just fine, I miss the look of the simple yellow handle...
Asterix
isnms;943798 said:
thats the one i have, came with the car
as for other dipsticks... didnt know they could be hard to read?
mine doesnt look like either of those its not one ive seen before its a metal looped handle its very easy to read and flat the whole way down the dipstick.
i think ima order a new one too not knowning what its out of scares me because it could be reading higher than it really is.