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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Wheres my Dipstick

I bought a 1990 4runner from a friend and i cant seem to find the dipstick... The 4runner has a 3 inch body lift on it and im guessing it was taken off or broken off... If some one can tell me or show me wher to look for it then ill know for sure... Its been driving me crazy trying to find it...

There is so much crap on this engine its hard to even see if its missing for sure
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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6 or 4 cyl?
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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file:///F:/DCIM/101_FUJI/DSCF1310.JPG
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 03:05 PM
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Is yours a v6 or a 4 cylinder. also does yours have a glittery heart installed. cause my dipstick is right under the glittery heart...

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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think with your dipstick jimmy! sorry I couldn't resist. But yeah, it should be right there next to the trans dipstick. If I remember correctly the oil is the yellow handle and the trans is red.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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It will only have a trans dipstick if it's an auto.....
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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I kinda had the feeling the dipstick was missing... And sorry forgot to mention im looking for the oil dipstick and its the 3.0

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 04:07 PM
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It should be pretty easy to find if it's there.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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dude i know it should be pretty easy to see if its there but thats the problem i cant find it so i was just making sure it wasnt in some weird location as u can see in my pic there is no stick
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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its the bright yellow loop. there should be a pretty noticeable straw like hole where it should go if its missing.

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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Thanks for the pic i think the entire assembly is missing including the guide tube for the dip stick itself...
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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Great pic ET...I have a 3" BL also and you really can't see it, so I go by feel now...kinda like how I fnd my pecker!
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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you can't see your pecker? lay off the burgers
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