Dipstick popping up?
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I have noticed that after I go out driving around in VTEC, and not just cruising, that the dipstick will not be sitting flush against the valve cover anymore. It only comes up about 1/4" and doesn't leak anything out, but I am wondering if this is a problem that anyone else has experienced, and if so, is there a fix?
I was thinking of getting some thicker o-rings to replace the two green stock ones, to increase the grip, and maybe keeping it installed correctly.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I was thinking of getting some thicker o-rings to replace the two green stock ones, to increase the grip, and maybe keeping it installed correctly.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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this is from excess crank pressure. I just had the same problem and took mine in under warranty. They did a leak down test and found 2 cylinders under 30 and 2 over 40. I have the car back now after getting new piston rings and a full top end gasket kit. You may want to get this checked out. It could also be the pcv valve or a faulty dipstick, but none of this solved my problem. PM me for more info. My car was in the shop for 3 weeks.
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Originally Posted by 9kFever,Jul 24 2004, 01:43 PM
this is from excess crank pressure. I just had the same problem and took mine in under warranty. They did a leak down test and found 2 cylinders under 30 and 2 over 40. I have the car back now after getting new piston rings and a full top end gasket kit. You may want to get this checked out. It could also be the pcv valve or a faulty dipstick, but none of this solved my problem. PM me for more info. My car was in the shop for 3 weeks.
Did they tell you what caused the ring failure? I have the same problem (popping dipstick) and replacing the PCV valve has not helped. I am going to be pissed if I need new rings on my 14k MY 03 S2000.
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I've had the same problem since my first oil change on my MY04, so I think the majority of the cars with this problem are not suffering from worn rings. It's just a design flaw of the dipstick.
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the didnt say my car ran very strong and even slowly walked away from an MY01 from pre vtec. I would consider getting it checked out. I have the problem ever since i got the car at 11,300 miles
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what is crank pressure? I know what oil pressure is, but crank pressure? And when you find the oil dipstick, find where is the crank dipstick is too, Alexf20C.