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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    Took it to the mechanic today, it turned out that it has very good oil pressure, and only had a bad sensor. it's all good now, at the same time I went to a junk yard looking for the correct dip stick since I measured the one it currently has and it is clear, it's longer than the original but I...
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    I'm just taking it to a mechanic tomorrow to have it checked and hopefully fixed or at least make sure there is nothing wrong, I checked for any trouble codes and got only two of them but they seem to be totally unrelated: 1-. P0155 - 02 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 2 Sensor 1) 2-. P0455
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    The first thing I did was to drain all the oil and do a quick inspection, there was nothing wrong with it except that it was time to change the oil, I used this freshly drained oil to fill the engine again, I poured in half the oil and then poured the "Gunk remover" and after that I poured the...
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    Today I was driving my expy when all of a sudden the oil pressure drops to 0 as if the truck was off, drove it home (only a few blocks) and I'll check it this weekend, I'm going to remove the oil pan and see if there is anything, also I am adding the "Gunk Motor Flush" to clean everything, I...
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    I did not take it as an offense, and I will post a solution if I find it
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    I've done that, and yes the reading is never accurate, I'll just do an oil change and mark the "real" max level, and I'm planning on using some sort of oil thinner that are made to remove engine oil sludge, and dump some of that through the dipstick tube
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    I mean literally almost all the way up I'll try this tomorrow
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    erroneous oil dip stick readings

    when I checked the oil level at my 97 4.6L Expedition after buying it, it seemed like I was a little over filled, I decided not to do anything and as time passed I did an oil change and although the dip stick indicated that it had more than the maximum only three litters of oil came out, after...
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    New wheels/tires

    I'm running 33" cooper tires and no lift, there are no real problems, but the tires do rub a little when turning all the way around
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