Thread: Oil level below the block ??

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Originally Posted by 61bone

A file is a bad idea, it will break off at the file mark. Use a vibratory marker.

You really think there will be that much stress applied to a dip stick hanging static in oil? I would think a file mark would be fine in this case, but maybe I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by rspears

You really think there will be that much stress applied to a dip stick hanging static in oil? I would think a file mark would be fine in this case, but maybe I'm wrong.

Not the stress, its the vibration. Take an old stick and put a scratch across it. Bend it a few times in the vicinity of the scratch and see where it breaks. We trashed a bunch of replacement sticks before we figured out why they were breaking off.