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  1. 6th February 2008, 10:19 PM #1
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    300TDI oil dipstick

    Now that I've upgraded from a 200Tdi to a 300Tdi, I apologise, but I will be asking plenty of silly questions about them.

    I haven't even picked it up yet but when I was checking the oil level, the 300Tdi dipstick had a "ball" on the end of it. Was this ball a lump of sludge or just the way the stick is?
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  2. 6th February 2008, 10:22 PM #2
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    On my truck it is a little plastic blob, not sure what it is for. No need to worry. But given Land Rover's tendency for surprise changes on the production line...
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    And there are people who drive Discovery.
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    No just a weight to keep the stick sitting the right way up. I'd forgotten it was like that until your post.
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    Past: 97 D1 Tdi, 03 D2a Td5, 08 Kimberley Kamper, 08 Defender 110 TDCi, 99 Defender 110 300Tdi[/SIZE]
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  4. 7th February 2008, 12:37 AM #4
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    isn't the blob just to keep the scale on the stick off the tube so it doesnt stuff your read?
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    Quote Originally Posted by procrastination inc View Post
    isn't the blob just to keep the scale on the stick off the tube so it doesnt stuff your read?
    Yep......
    1995 Defender 110 300TDI :D
    1954 86" Series 1 Automatic :eek:
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    Also it stops the oil from rushing off the stick over nite to allow you to read it
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  7. 7th February 2008, 03:19 PM #7
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    its there to fall of and get mashed up by the crank and cause premature bearing failure.......


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  8. 7th February 2008, 03:42 PM #8
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    can also be used as ;

    - a tyre depth guage
    - to safely clean out earwax.

    ( official LR uses )
    Last edited by waynep; 7th February 2008 at 03:52 PM.
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  9. 7th February 2008, 03:52 PM #9
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    I thought it was like an epee' in fencing. Stop you poking your eye out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stock View Post
    Also it stops the oil from rushing off the stick over nite to allow you to read it
    You leave the dipstick out overnight before you read it?
    1995 Defender 110 300TDI :D
    1954 86" Series 1 Automatic :eek:
    Ex '66 109" flat deck, '82 109" 3 door, '89 110 CSW V8, '74 Range Rover, '66 88" soft top, '78 88" soft top, '95 Disco ES V8, '88 Surf, '90 Surf, '84 V8 Surf, '91 Vitara.
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