I am in my 6th decade and I thought I knew how to read a dipstick. You pull it out and wipe it off. You then stick it and all the way and then pull it out and read where the fluid
levels are. Simple as pie, easy peasy normally.
I was listening to a podcast and the man was giving instructions on how to properly read a dipstick. I was gonna fast forward until I heard him say, "...very few people know how
to properly read a dipstick." Lewis Altazan got my attention.
Here is the nitty gritty, cut to the chase summation. Always read both sides. If your dipstick reads two different levels, you always read the lowest level as that is the true level.
Oil and transmission fluid can't crawl up the stick. The lower level is the accurate level.
I can't tell you how many times I get confused reading ATF dipsticks as they are practically never the same on both sides. Now, after many years I know how to read a dipstick.
levels are. Simple as pie, easy peasy normally.
I was listening to a podcast and the man was giving instructions on how to properly read a dipstick. I was gonna fast forward until I heard him say, "...very few people know how
to properly read a dipstick." Lewis Altazan got my attention.
Here is the nitty gritty, cut to the chase summation. Always read both sides. If your dipstick reads two different levels, you always read the lowest level as that is the true level.
Oil and transmission fluid can't crawl up the stick. The lower level is the accurate level.
I can't tell you how many times I get confused reading ATF dipsticks as they are practically never the same on both sides. Now, after many years I know how to read a dipstick.