No oil on the dipstick
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No oil on the dipstick
My truck started doing this a while ago. It showed near empty every time I checked it while getting fuel, but after sitting for longer than a few hours; it would read full. Recently it reads totally empty while fueling, but reads full after sitting. It is the 07 in my sig. I change the oil and filter every 5k and use rotella. I have had the truck since it was new and it now has 164k on it. Any help or thoughts would be appreciated. Also, has anyone used that motor flush stuff that you run for 5min and drain to clean things out? thoughts on trying that?
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I have no idea, but I have looked in the valve cover with no luck. It has been doing it for a while just reading low. This is the first time it read that there was no oil. I was thinking sludge and do a motor flush, but some people say to stay away from the motor flushes. Maybe some additive in my oil? It runs great and the pressure is normal so I'm going to keep on trucking...
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Update: Marvel Mystery Oil is AWESOME!!! I put that stuff in after changing the oil (10 quarts of motor oil and two quarts of Marvel) as per the instructions and after less than 100 miles of driving and it shows correct on the dipstick. My fuel economy increased almost 1mpg too.
Nadir, maybe try it and see if it gets easier to check. The dipstick is white on my truck and it is really easy to see. Maybe you have the same thing going on. If I only checked it cold; I would have never even noticed.
Nadir, maybe try it and see if it gets easier to check. The dipstick is white on my truck and it is really easy to see. Maybe you have the same thing going on. If I only checked it cold; I would have never even noticed.
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I check my oil by removing the dipstick, wiping it off, reinserting it and then pulling it back out to check. I have let it sit at a truck stop for over 15min after removing it and still nothing on the dipstick. After I put the Marvel oil in it reads true every time so I am guessing sludge was built up somewhere.