The seal there isn't meant to do more than retain the dipstick and not hold in much more than vapor. How much oil are we talking about anyway? It takes a lot of pressure to push oil up 16+" of 1/4" pipe and past even a weak plug.
Or is this leaking at the base of the dipstick tube?
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Last edited by cre; 03-16-2012 at 05:55 AM.
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