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Dipstick Tube length

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Postby Maxwell » 21 Apr 2009 18:51

Hi Thomas

The dip-stick is 570mm long.
The rubber sleeve from the engine block is - as
near as I can measure - 390mm long

The High Oil mark is Circa 30mm from the end....

Hope this helps.

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Postby tr7sprint1 » 21 Apr 2009 23:53

i measured a dipstick assy i have off the engine, the tube is 16 inches or 406.4mm long.




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Postby Hasbeen » 22 Apr 2009 03:28

Thomas, the official Leyland manual states the capacity of the sump
is 4 litres, [7 pints]. The capacity of the sump, & the old style
canister oil filter is 4.5 litres.

I suggest you drain the oil, tip in 4 litres, then adjust the length
of your replacement tube, so the dip stick reads full. Then there is
no guess work as to if you even have the right dip stick.

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Postby PeterTR7V8 » 22 Apr 2009 03:55

My wife thinks her dipstick is 5'10".

Wot a liberty!

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Postby Hasbeen » 22 Apr 2009 06:33

Perceptive, that wife of yours, isn't she Peter?

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Postby FI Spyder » 22 Apr 2009 20:05

Can't seem to get a consensus. My TCT dipstick tube is 15 5/8" or 397mm long. Seems Hasbeens advice is most appropriate here.

Peter, has your wife been talking to my wife?[:D]



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