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Dip stick help

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Hi there not had my van so long its my first camper, might sound stupid to some, on the dip stick in between the twists there are two notches are the notches max and min or are the twists max snd min
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notch's
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We will always help dipsticks. :mrgreen:
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TRY TO KEEP THE LEVEL BETWEEN THE TWO. WELCOME TO THE MAD WORLD OF 80-90.
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The notches are max and min the NOT the twists. Buenos Noches!
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Cheers for that

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The twists are there to stop the oil level on the dipstick getting smudged as you put it in and remove it

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And dont necessarily believe the marks are right, when I add correct amount of oil to my engine on complete change, the oil only comes up to the middle.
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