Thread: Lokar Oil Dipstick

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Originally Posted by randyr

What pan do you have on there that requires 6qts? I thought most factory pans use 5qts.

It's a two sump chrome pan - don't know the maker. I will double check with the builder that provided the pan.

Roger - if it's a chromed original pan as most are, even my SVT rear sump pan, you will only need 5 quarts. I use the short Motorcraft FL 300 and still use the 5 quarts as a wee bit of overfill wont hurt a thing. Oh and historically - Ford dipsticks were seldom accurate, showing about a half quart over filled

I got confirmation from the build shop this morning, it is a five quart pan. They advised to put in five quarts to the dry pan, mark that as the reference level on the stick, then add 1/2 to 3/4 quart for oil galley and internals on initial startup. Seems like a good approach. FYI, my NAPA 1335 filter is about 2/3 the size of the Motorcraft FL300, only 2" on the straight side:
http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Det...335_0294380022

An interesting note, I talked to one of the guys from Lokar this morning at the NW Nat's Goodguys, and he says that their dipsticks are supposed to come calibrated to the proper oil level as packaged. They assemble the outer sheath, then use gauges for each of the engine types to set the cable length, securing it into the handle. I explained to him what I had done, and the only explanation was that my dipstick assembly seemed to have been put together using the wrong gauge. I plan to do some measuring when I get home and call the factory to see if I can get to the bottom of it.

Originally Posted by rspears

An interesting note, I talked to one of the guys from Lokar this morning at the NW Nat's Goodguys, and he says that their dipsticks are supposed to come calibrated to the proper oil level as packaged. They assemble the outer sheath, then use gauges for each of the engine types to set the cable length, securing it into the handle. I explained to him what I had done, and the only explanation was that my dipstick assembly seemed to have been put together using the wrong gauge. I plan to do some measuring when I get home and call the factory to see if I can get to the bottom of it.

Roger - I complained to Lokar that my firewall mounted flex trans dip stick assembly drooled. They said that there had been a manufacturing change, to send it back and they would modify it. They didn't!! They just sent a new one. Now I have two funnels and a spare bracket and a non drooling dipstick.