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Old 12-28-2012, 02:21 AM
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I can not find anywhere online that sells an oil dipstick for a 98 blazer ZR2. Anyone have any ideas on where to get one. The one that is in it has a yellow pull handle and is not the right one. It doesnt seal right and it reads about 4 inches above the max fill mark.

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Originally Posted by chadmd80
Hey guys,

I can not find anywhere online that sells an oil dipstick for a 98 blazer ZR2. Anyone have any ideas on where to get one. The one that is in it has a yellow pull handle and is not the right one. It doesnt seal right and it reads about 4 inches above the max fill mark.

Thanks

junkyard?
 
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Any Blazer would have the same dipstick. From '98 and up the engines are identical. No difference in engine between the regular Blazers and ZR2's.
 

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If I recall you have the aluminum oil pan. Any s-series 4x4 with an aluminum oil pan will work ( truck or suv).

There was only 4 different dipsticks for these things (with a 4.3).

Stamped steel
1) 2wd
2) 4x4
Cast aluminum
3) 2wd
4) 4x4

After that if it reads high then you are over filled.
 

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Old 12-28-2012, 08:56 PM
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Awesome, thanks guys, I will check the junkyard. I changed the oil. Put in 4.5 quarts and it reads 4 inches higher than the highest mark so I know it is the wrong one.
 
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On 4.3L Astro & Safari with aluminum oil pans, the dip stick is waaaaaay too long just an FYI when you go to the boneyard.
 
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