Thread: Dipstick leak ?
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Old 03-07-2019, 08:48 PM   #6
EricNJ
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Originally Posted by WNDSRFR View Post
My dipstick and tube were replaced during the recall. I noticed when I checked the oil that "this isn't my dipstick". I know because I sanded mine so I could read it. And this one is brand new smooth (unreadable). I don't know, maybe it isn't my engine! I guess they must have broken it doing the recall. But mine doesn't have an o ring, it's glued in with some kind of blue sealant. But at least it doesn't leak.
After my FR-S' Engine Spring Valve recall service on 1/31/19 (in New Jersey), I noticed (next day) the dipstick was broken at the tip (lost about half inch at the tip) and the dipstick could be inserted all the way in. So I went back to the dealer, they replaced the dipstick and tube. But now there is also similar engine oil leakage, not pouring, just slow leakage and I can smell the oil burning when driving and oil/dirt buildup below the dipstick tube. I'm going back to the dealer again tomorrow morning. Hopefully it's only the dipstick tube o-ring issue and not something big. What a frustrating experience!
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