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Old May 24th, 2012, 8:49 PM
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I am wondering if this is normal - I pulled into the gas station to fill up and like always checked the oil ... upon doing so the dipstick was extremely hot and steam was coming out of the dipstick tube.... I have not seen this before and was wondering what could be causing this? Is it something to worry about????
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it's a little bit of blow-by. how long has it been since last oil change?
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What was the oil level?
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it's a little bit of blow-by. how long has it been since last oil change?
oil has 60% life remaining
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What was the oil level?
oil level was full
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