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01-28-2020, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wpoll

Not an issue on the diesels - 100kms after an oil change, even the new oil is as black as night!

That's good for you. However my oil is quite new (2000 KM) and it's the most difficult to read dipstick I have ever encountered in my life. And I'm a heavy equipment mechanic, I read oil dip sticks every day.
Roughing the surface with sand paper seems like a good idea to try, as per andrewwynn .

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