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  1. #1 HELP!!! Oil Dipstick 
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    I just installed my headers and now i cant find the hole that the dipstick plugs into. Can anyone help?
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    Its a bunch of trial and error of sliding in in there. The hole for it is in the block kind of straight below cylinder #3. Start with the dipstick twisted then turn it as it goes in, really hard to explain.
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    Maybe jack it up, have a buddy hold your dipstick while you guide it in the hole.

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    i have found it easier to find the hole if you leave the stick in the tube, prob till the stick dips in the hole. then guide the tube in.

    gives you more flex to your prob lol

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    use a light and look by the back of the ac compressor....right above the oil pan on the block.
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    lmao come on you guys know you wanna say it.

    Put some around it
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    Why did you pull the dipstick out? I didn't need to on my car when I did headers.
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    LOL, he couldnt find the hole.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch View Post
    LOL, he couldnt find the hole.
    Thats what she said...
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    I had the same problem because its hard to see. Put your hand down there and feel around, you will find it. lol
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    Im also installing headers on my 05 GP I didnt even remove the dipstick , I just bended the plate a bit and out with the old and in with the new
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    I always pull it. The hole is easy to see from teh top with headers....once you know where to look. I guess it would be a good thing to look for when the exhaust is off. Then you'd knwo where to look for reinstallation.
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