>Frankly, after a fresh oil change I have a hard time reading the oil level on the dipstick. If you dry off the dipstick real good, then insert it, pull it out, hold it horizontally in front of you and shine a light on it so the light is coming back toward you, the light reflecting off the oil will be shiny but the light reflecting off the dipstick will be dull. ______________________________ C. Marin Faure GB36-403 "La Perouse" Bellingham, Washington