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Dipstick
Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 08:41
by AndrewP
Not an auspicious title for the thread! I have a 1.9 petrol automatic. I've built my own camper interior and, when everything is loaded and we're on the road I cannot check oil levels unless I take almost everything out. The tube down which the dipstick slides has been cable-tied to the arm which supports the alternator (sorry I don't have a technical vocabulary) making it impossible to get at it through the number plate flap at the back. My question is, should I remove this cable tie and thread the tube under the supporting arm so that it is accessible via the number plate flap?
Re: Dipstick
Posted: 17 Apr 2011, 15:55
by kevtherev
in a word
yes
But why is it cable tied in the first place.. seems rather odd
Re: Dipstick
Posted: 17 Apr 2011, 15:59
by jamesc76
I have a scooby conversion and have to open the engine hatch to check the levels! When you say take everything out , you havent built over the access panel have you?
Re: Dipstick
Posted: 17 Apr 2011, 16:04
by kevtherev
I think he means everything from the boot james as the dipstick can't be reached from the access panel, as it's tied up
Re: Dipstick
Posted: 17 Apr 2011, 16:11
by jamesc76
kevtherev wrote:I think he means everything from the boot james as the dipstick can't be reached from the access panel, as it's tied up
yeah I ment access panel as the inside the van big un, sorry wasnt clear! Any who thats were I have to get in to check my oil!