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Old 10-25-2009, 06:32 PM   #25 (permalink)
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FWIW, I changed my oil today and wouldn't you know it that I overfilled. A quick trip to Home Depot got me 25' of 1/4" polyurethane tubing for $3. I cut it to about 6' long and it slides down the dipstick port easily. I was able to siphon out some oil and get the dipstick reading below the H dot.
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