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EA81 EA82 dipsticks are different lengths !
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:21 pm
by steptoe
When assembling my EA81 I just grabbed a dipstick that looked the part. I had a container of oil that looked about 3.5 litres, emptied that into empty sump and no touch dipstick. Thinkng it must have been less than 3.5 then. Poured another 1.2 litres in and still no touch dipstick.
The moral of this story is that EA82 dipsticks (388mm) are shorter thAn EA81's at 411mm and you get a more true reading if you use the right one ! Only slightly overfilled it but cannot get oil pressure - that's another post
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:33 pm
by El_Freddo
Hmmm... I thought this was common sense?
Glad you posted it for all others that had/have the same idea as you.
I tried to word this not to be offensive, as I never intend to offend anyone in my writings. Hope it came across that way above.
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:42 pm
by steptoe
well, I thought the other way, keeping Brumbertys comments re subies being like lego - so very interchangeable and the 81 and 82 being so much alike but obviously not the dippers. Also got two EA82 dips that have different Full mark heights. Onbe is yellow plastic (Vortex?) the other looks just like the wire loop early EA81's
important to share some info
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:12 pm
by El_Freddo
The 4wd EA82 dipsticks have a higher full mark than the two wheel drive variety. Probabily a good idea considering the angles you can get the car when 4wd'n...
Bennie
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:21 pm
by Suby Wan Kenobi
Later model, around 89 ish Subaru started putting yellow dipsticks and oil caps onto the engines it was later followed by the gearbox fillers and the brake master and clutch (turbo) cylinder tanks.
If the fill markings are different when put side by side check to see if the top bung/stop hasnt moved.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:26 pm
by steptoe
interesting on both counts there guys