I'm I the only person who finds it damn near impossible to get a clean oil reading?

 

lol.... we've bitched about this ever since the car came out in '03

The good thing?
Infiniti listened; the stick is right up front on the 2nd gen.
(I know it doesn't help you though)

 

I don't find it difficult to get the oil reading but I do find it extremely fvcking difficult putting the dip stick back in.

 

^ I put a little hair around it.... worked like a charm.

 

yea that dip stick is a biatch to try to put it back in...why the heck is the end of the stick all twisted up??

 

Weird, I've never had a problem getting it back in (no pun intended). Taking a good reading sometimes takes a few tries, though.

 

Same here... You have to put a hand on the lower portion of the dipstick itself and guide it in sometimes.... kinda like (user your imagination here).

 

yeah.. appearantly some dipstick engineered it that way

 

Wipe it down with a damp paper towel first...

 

you can't get a clean reading if the car has been running. When the car is running it pushes oil partway up the dipstick tube. It needs to sit at least 10 or 15 minutes after you shut it off before the oil drains back down the tube and you can get a clean reading

 

i thought i had a small valve cover leak once b/c some dumbass didnt put the dipstick back in all the way and i had oil leaking all over

 

Our dipstick is retarded....no ****? Every time I clean my intake filter I make sure I clean the area where the dipstick
goes, that ramp or what ever it is seems to get dirty fast....screwd design!

Gary

 

 

That's the old school fix!

 

+1 on having a hard time putting the stick back in.

It not only has a twisted end, I can barely see the hole to put it in.

Harhar