muleyman78

Hey guys. I recently had a shop swap a 6L into my truck. It goes to get tuned next week. I drove it a short distance today and I noticed that a few times I had white smoke from the hood. I parked the truck. Next morning I seen there was a small puddle of oil under it. I went to check the oil and realized that the shop never reinstalled the dipstick. I also noticed that the motor was running a low PSI on the electric oil pressure guage I just installed. Like 10 to 20 psi. Is it possible that the low oil pressure is directly related to the dipstick being MIA? When I say its missing I dont mean the stick its self but the stick and houseing where it connects to the block near the pan.

KCS

iTrader: (20)

No, the dipstick tube won't affect the oil pressure unless almost all of the oil came out as a result.

R6cowboy

iTrader: (3)

The carelessness it would take (on the shop's part) for this to happen is mind-blowing. I can't imagine the dipstick and tube both just fell out all on its own. If the shop really did not notice there was no dipstick and tube, then I can only think they didn't bother putting new fresh oil in the motor, nor check the oil level, obviously. There's no telling how much oil is actually in there.

cookseyb

I call that "Rectal-cranial inversion" on the shops part, that is inexcusable as far as I'm concerned. take pictures of it so they can't refute their F***up. Good Luck