Originally Posted by nc-grayson

hate to diverge slightly on this thread, but it makes sense to post here rather than starting a fresh thread.

Question: How "deep" does the dipstick fit into the tube? I snapped the yellow head off of my original stick last oil change, so I got an OEM replacement from the stealership. The replacement came with the tube, but i didn't replace that as I only needed the stick.

Long story short, when I put the new dipstick in, It didn't seem to seat properly as I'd expected and remembered. I compared the old dipstick with the new one, and they're identical - except the new one didn't want to "seal" into the old tube. so I stuck with the broken one for now until i can figure it out.

Now between the old broken dipstick, and the new one I can't seem to get seated right, I have completely gone brain dead as to how far the stick "seats" into the tube. Both of them have a rubber gasket that I assume is the stopping point, but I'm so confused now because it seems like neither of them really want to seat well.

Thanks for letting me hijack @kolelt