HEY AGAIN SCOTTY!!
I own a 2007 Toyota Avalon and I am having a hard time trying to read the oil level. The car is on a level surface and the engine is cooled down. However, when I go to pull out the dipstick, it is hard to read as it seems there is oil everywhere on the dip stick. It is still like this even after I wipe it off and put it back in again. Is there some kind of technique to get a more accurate reading?
sometimes it reads better on the backside, and sometimes you just need keep dipping until you can read it.
Some people swear by laying on a white paper towel.
I clean the dipstick with carb cleaner and paint the lower position with bright yellow paint, then I can clearly see the oil level.
DOC...are you not concerned with the paint flaking off (rather than disolving)?
Nope. The paint I've put on my dipsticks (paint pen) has been there for at least 20 years now. Still looks like the day I did it. It's important to clean off the dipstick first. I usually use lacquer thinner and a scuff pad. The paint sticks like crazy glue to toilet paper.