ok just put a d16a1 motor in my 88 rex just put new oil in it since i rebuilt it. i know for a fact i dont have an oil leak looked everywhere and nothin, when i pour in 4 quarts the dipstick is dry? is there anyway this motor out of the 1st gen teg could have a dipstick from another motor? sumbody let me know bc i am stummped?

 

check under the car dude did you put the drainplug in haha? put in another quart, and check it. if its still dry the dipstick is probably wrong.

 

be careful puttin in another quart of fluid if you just put in 4..if its all still in there and you go to start the car you could blow somethin..

 

Are you actually toucing the dipstick with your finger or a paper towel. If you motor was just rebuilt the oil is typically very clear and hard to see on the dipstick. Otherwise you have something clogging up your oil passage and you need to check it.

Do you have a pool of oil laying in the head when you look through your oil cap?

 

I had the same problem with my d15b I put. I used an aftermarket dip stick and it wouldnt read on it, so I had go to a junk yard and get a d16 or d15 factory stick.

 

nothins gonna blo.. id say make sure the tube that the the dipstick sits in is all the way in,go for the fith quart if still no reading get the right DS,remember to remove that quart though.

 

lol everytime i see a thread for a question about a dipstick it says(weird one) but yet the only question about a dip stick is oil not showing up..