Aftermarket Dipstick for K20C1?

[Shankmeyster]

Melted the orange plastic off the tip and it's easier to read now.

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[CTR]

Thank you everyone for the advice! I ended up getting a Chasing JS dipstick in raw titanium. I will update the thread with comparison photos with the stock dipstick soon.

 

[jdezee]

Thank you everyone for the advice! I ended up getting a Chasing JS dipstick in raw titanium. I will update the thread with comparison photos with the stock dipstick soon.

Did you ever get the chasing J's dipstick? If so can you post some pics

 

[Brittania]

Did you ever get the chasing J's dipstick? If so can you post some pics

 

[Rhorn]

Why are people saying the stock dipstick is bad? I never really had an issue with it

 

[Brittania]

Why are people saying the stock dipstick is bad? I never really had an issue with it

I didn't have any problem with it, just sprucing things up. Actually I do remember it was pretty difficult to see the level right after an oil change. Once it darkened up it wasn't bad. Chasing J's has its own issue which is it stays hot for a long time.

 

[MooMoo]

The stock dip stick is horrible. Its usable but its just not good and very hard to read I absolutely hate it. Not gonna pay $130 for a dipstick though.

I am considering buying a new OEM one, removing the orange plastic and marking the low/high on it.

Anyone got part number for the OEM stick?

 

[CTR]

Did you ever get the chasing J's dipstick? If so can you post some pics

I did but I chose to not run it. I didn't like how when installing it the tip would catch multiple times inside the engine. It made reading the level easier but the thought that I was scratching anything internally didn't make me comfortable.

I made a post on their IG and was told I need to twist as I was inserting like the original style Honda dipsticks. Since the K20C1 doesn't have a traditional dipstick tube like those I'm not sure it will help.

I've learned how to read the oil level better using the stock dipstick in the meantime.

 

[jdezee]

I did but I chose to not run it. I didn't like how when installing it the tip would catch multiple times inside the engine. It made reading the level easier but the thought that I was scratching anything internally didn't make me comfortable.

I made a post on their IG and was told I need to twist as I was inserting like the original style Honda dipsticks. Since the K20C1 doesn't have a traditional dipstick tube like those I'm not sure it will help.

I've learned how to read the oil level better using the stock dipstick in the meantime.

Great information, yea I don't like the stock dipstick but not sure I hate enough to pay for the chasing J's. I would snag a Hybrid Racing locking dipstick if they ever make it for the k20C.

 

[PointByPatrol]

Yea it can be really difficult to see without a flash light.

 

[TypeRD]

The stock dip stick is horrible. Its usable but its just not good and very hard to read I absolutely hate it. Not gonna pay $130 for a dipstick though.

I am considering buying a new OEM one, removing the orange plastic and marking the low/high on it.

Anyone got part number for the OEM stick?

I wish they never moved away from the good old 2-hole, metal, design. Your idea of removing the plastic and presumably scratching the high/low marks on it is a pretty good one. Some say to use the holes left behind (where the plastic was). They’re close, but those holes don’t indicate the actual high/low marks.

 

[MooMoo]

I wish they never moved away from the good old 2-hole, metal, design. Your idea of removing the plastic and presumably scratching the high/low marks on it is a pretty good one. Some say to use the holes left behind (where the plastic was). They’re close, but those holes don’t indicate the actual high/low marks.

They don't thats why the way to do it is to just mark the metal through the holes on the orange plastic. Then you will have the exact markings. Then also a good idea, saw it done somewhere, pretty sure on this forum, someone made the tip round because its square and be better to be rounded just like a good ole metal dip stick

 

[TypeRD]

They don't thats why the way to do it is to just mark the metal through the holes on the orange plastic. Then you will have the exact markings. Then also a good idea, saw it done somewhere, pretty sure on this forum, someone made the tip round because its square and be better to be rounded just like a good ole metal dip stick

Yeah, I remember seeing that post too.

Where I think you’re getting mixed up is that there are no holes in the plastic. The holes are in the metal. They overmold the orange plastic piece onto the metal. The plastic flows thru those holes and keeps it secured to the metal rod at the correct position…otherwise it would be able to slip off and fall into the engine.

 

[MooMoo]

Yeah, I remember seeing that post too.

Where I think you’re getting mixed up is that there are no holes in the plastic. The holes are in the metal. They overmold the orange plastic piece onto the metal. The plastic flows thru those holes and keeps it secured to the metal rod at the correct position…otherwise it would be able to slip off and fall into the engine.

you can see the metal through the orange, can get a sharp object and mark where those are and that is the markings when you remove the plastic orange.

 

[TypeRD]

you can see the metal through the orange, can get a sharp object and mark where those are and that is the markings when you remove the plastic orange.

Ah yes! It’s both! I knew I should’ve went out to my car to double check. There are holes in the plastic AND the metal. When the plastic is removed, you’ll see what I’m referring to.

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