I remember hearing that a dipstick from a later Toyota pickup would fit in a 7m and read full with half a quart more (middle is full). I'm so sure i read this in the forums before.
Dipstick upgrade?
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I want a dipstick where you can actually read the oil level. Maybe if I scratched it up with sandpaper or something.
yeah thats what most of us do anyway. and half aint full on the dipstick. thats about a quart too low.staticpat said:
Go to the dealer and buy a dipstick for the mkiii, it has been updated. I bought one a while back and it's a big improvement over the old one, I had even tried roughing the old one up to make it work better but it was still a pain, so I bought the new one.
Are all the dipsticks the dealers have now upgraded? I thought I read that the in 91 or 92 the dipstick was upgraded then. I just went into my local dealer and asks for a dipstick for turbos of that year, even though mine is an 89.
Works excellent I must add.
Works excellent I must add.
Got one... and yeah, the dipstick reads lower and easier now COOL! 10bux and change
I needed one because my old one was causing a vac leak
I needed one because my old one was causing a vac leak
http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?p=381354&post381354
3p141592654 said:This is the new dipstick. Much easier to read than the earlier ones.
15301-42012 $10.22 dipstick
^^Thats the one, works great, I have no problems reading the level on the new one. I think I payed around $12-$15 for mine, it's well worth it. (as others already stated 
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)So just go ask for a '92 turbo dipstick? Or if I went in and asked for one for an '88 they would give me the same one?
Doesn't matter what year you ask for, all the dipsticks are the new type.
Unless your dealer happens to have shelf stock of them that are 15 years old, anyway.
Unless your dealer happens to have shelf stock of them that are 15 years old, anyway.
Yeah, but anyone have pics of what the handle looks like? Mine's a bit weird as mine is bent into a circle on the end and covered with a rubberized thermal cloth tube. Kinda like a P on the end. Most of the one's I've seen don't look like that.
Excellent, that's what I was curious about. I didn't know if the P shaped pull was common or not. It's kind of stealthy as it's easy to look over and you'd be surprised how many people who don't know the car are completely clueless if it doesn't say "Engine Oil". Go figure.