Dipstick location

RsStanG1987

I shaved all my pubes playing this game.

10 Year Member

Mar 13, 2004

569

9

79

Dupont PA

Jul 22, 2008

#1

• Jul 22, 2008

• #1

Where does the stock dipstick mount up and where is the hole on the motor for it?

 

93 LX

Founding Member

Jun 2, 2000

3,081

3

0

Norwalk, CA.

Jul 23, 2008

#2

• Jul 23, 2008

• #2

its on the drivers side as low to the oil pan as you can get. middle of the block ish... only 79 and up 5.0L blocks have the boss. on my 69 block i had to drill it.

 

2000xp8

SN Certified Technician

Aug 8, 2003

8,015

1,613

194

NJ

Jul 23, 2008

#3

• Jul 23, 2008

• #3

Are you finding it while the engine is in the car or on a stand?

Checking my oil on my 5.0 explorer, i pulled the whole thing out by accident, what a PITA it was to find where to put it back it.

 

RsStanG1987

I shaved all my pubes playing this game.

10 Year Member

Mar 13, 2004

569

9

79

Dupont PA

Jul 23, 2008

#4

• Jul 23, 2008

• #4

Its in the car. However i can take out the motor mount if need be.

 

allballsmustang

Member

Mar 31, 2005

174

0

16

Lehigh Valley, PA

Jul 23, 2008

#5

• Jul 23, 2008

• #5

as stated above its in the drivers side block, just above the oil pan...

it has a tab that gets slid behind and tightened on one of the header bolts to hold it in place...

jim

 

NIKwoaC

中國製造

15 Year Member

Oct 31, 2006

5,525

943

214

Chengdu Province

Jul 23, 2008

#6

• Jul 23, 2008

• #6

You can see it easier if you are under the car with it jacked up. I hope your engine isn't too grimy, because getting it in is often kind of a feel-around operation until it goes in.


Well, that's what she told me, at least

 

rd

Founding Member

Jan 12, 2000

3,316

63

109

Ocean Springs MS

Jul 23, 2008

#7

• Jul 23, 2008

• #7

On 1982 or so and up 5.0 blocks, the dipstick goes into a hole in the drivers side of the block.

On a 1979, it goes into a similar hole in drivers side of the oil pan, where there is a cast boss riveted to the inside of the pan.

On earlier ones, 60's to early 70 it goes into the pass side front of the timing cover. I think all of the covers have the boss cast in still.

Yep, I installed a later oil pan with no boss onto my 79 block with no hole. Had to change it out to install the dipstick.