Stupid place for oil dipstick?
07-06-2001, 01:38 AM
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Stupid place for oil dipstick?
Is it just me or did Acura pick an absolutely horrible place to put the oil dipstick on the 3.2 engine? It draws out at a forward angle and *directly below* where the stick finally comes out of its sheath is the serpentine pulleys and belts. Invariably you get one or two drops of oil that drip off when you pull this out. I can't think of a worse place to keep adding oil to (except maybe if the dipstick was in the interior somewhere.. 
). I feel like I'm playing that old "Operation" board game when I check my oil--carefully removing the dipstick so as to not touch the sides of the sheath and drip any oil on the pulleys below. Could it have killed them to add a $5 plastic shield to cover the belts?
). I feel like I'm playing that old "Operation" board game when I check my oil--carefully removing the dipstick so as to not touch the sides of the sheath and drip any oil on the pulleys below. Could it have killed them to add a $5 plastic shield to cover the belts?
07-06-2001, 09:15 AM
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Jeez, we are really grabbing at straws now! Just curious - where would prefer they have it? And a bit of oil on a pulley won't affect anything.
Here is how we (former mechanics) do it:
1) You have a rag or shop towel
2) You put the towel near the dip tube
3) As you bring out the stick, you position the rag underneath it
4) No drip.
You need a rag to accurately measure the oil level anyway.
Here is how we (former mechanics) do it:
1) You have a rag or shop towel
2) You put the towel near the dip tube
3) As you bring out the stick, you position the rag underneath it
4) No drip.
You need a rag to accurately measure the oil level anyway.
07-06-2001, 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by Road Rage
Jeez, we are really grabbing at straws now! Just curious - where would prefer they have it? And a bit of oil on a pulley won't affect anything.
Here is how we (former mechanics) do it:
1) You have a rag or shop towel
2) You put the towel near the dip tube
3) As you bring out the stick, you position the rag underneath it
4) No drip.
You need a rag to accurately measure the oil level anyway.
Jeez, we are really grabbing at straws now! Just curious - where would prefer they have it? And a bit of oil on a pulley won't affect anything.
Here is how we (former mechanics) do it:
1) You have a rag or shop towel
2) You put the towel near the dip tube
3) As you bring out the stick, you position the rag underneath it
4) No drip.
You need a rag to accurately measure the oil level anyway.
And I can't imagine that oil on the belts and pulleys over time couldn't cause premature breakdown of the belts, slippage of the belts due to oily pulleys, and excessive dirt in the area where it shouldn't be due to the attraction to the oil. Don't get me wrong, I'm careful and have yet to drip any oil there, but not everyone will be so careful.
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