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Originally Posted by Seymore Butts
Compare your dipstick to a known original. A previous owner or an oil tech may have switched it with one from another vehicle.
I assume you do your oil changes on level ground.
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Yeah I do it on level ground since I don't need to jack it up to get to the drain plug.
I always just assumed the dipstick was the original. I looked up some pictures online and it looks the same. I could measure the length of mine to compare.
I should have added that I always pour the old oil into an empty jug so I can see how much came out. Even with spilling some during the transfer I don't get 5 quarts.
I had my engine apart last year to do the head gaskets and it was pretty clean and I didn't see any contact surfaces that looked like they weren't getting enough. Overall I'm not that worried about it.