[stringfellowhawke]

I know I'm not alone here. Cheap plastic and orange. Hard to read the darn thing with as thin as the oil is. lol

 

[ibebarrett]

Yeah maybe there will be an aftermarket one soon

 

[philly888]

Next few years you won't need a dipstick the computer will check your oil by weight/volume of liquid. lol

 

[DanLikesCats]

My step dad, who has experience working on cars, noticed the same thing when he looked under the hood. Personally, it's not a big deal for me because I'll be having someone else do my oil changes for a few years and the i-Mid helps tell me when it's time to change it. Although, I would probably check it manually as well after a while, since I don't drive a lot and the percentage meter for oil life might be measured by miles driven.

 

[dashline79]

I know, when I went to check out the car at the dealer and popped the hood, I pulled out the dipstick and instantly thought to myself "W...T...F Honda," I really hope the k24's isn't like that as well, wouldn't doubt it though.

The 8th gen r18's have metal dipsticks right? I would wonder if they are interchangeable.

 

[LennyR]

I don't care that it's plastic, but I DO care that it is difficult to read. Maybe when the oil gets a couple of thousand miles on it and darkens a bit, reading the stick will be easier. That switch was not a smart way for Honda to save 25 cents per vehicle, IMHO.

 

[philly888]

25 cents per vehicle, can save Honda Millions.

 

[MikeWa]

After a beater of a car in high school, and a used car after college, i traded in for a NEW civic. Its weird, Looking under the hood has not even crossed my mind.
Maybe its because i have street parking in Boston, not alot of space to be poking around and checking things out on the car, or maybe its the peace of mind i have.
I am interested now though, gotta start checking this stuff out...

 

[Edkiefer]

Have not seen R18 civic dipstick but the K20/24 is long metal dipstick, only thing plastic is handle .They color code maintenance items on purposes .

It is hard to see oil level but that's the light oil not any problem with dipstick .

And electronic oil levels are not great either, they can easy miss read levels . I would not want vehicle with no way to check oil levels manually .

 

[stringfellowhawke]

I dont understand why they went with bright orange though. The oil would be easier to see on a darker color.

 

[Edkiefer]

I dont understand why they went with bright orange though. The oil would be easier to see on a darker color.

so the oil level indicator at end of stick is plastic too ?

Anyway as i said before the color (orange) is for easy find for maintenance , most of fluids use color coding tops .

 

[chip]

I thought only the pull part of the dipstick was orange plastic and the rest was metal? Like normal?

 

[chip]

Honda Genuine K-Series Black Dipstick, K24 - HeelToe Automotive


Edited: Sorry, I wasn't looking at the k20 or r18 ones, just the k24.. my bad.

 

[neteng101]

That's the K24 dipstick, not the R18 one that is on most Civics that is the one I assume is all plastic.

 

[chip]

Looks similar to this?

 

[stringfellowhawke]

Mines is defiantly 100% all plastic and all the same color.

 

[Edkiefer]

ok , K20/24 are only plastic at top handle but really reading should not be affected to much, its only when oil is new its harder to see but just move stick in light so you see reflection.
its really easy to see no matter what type of stick .

 

[dashline79]

Looks similar to this?

Looks like that's your transmission dipstick.

 

[stringfellowhawke]

Yep thats defiantly the oil dipstick alright.

 

[Edkiefer]

those diamond shaped pattern makes it easier to see oil level, K24 is just normal flat, smooth dipstick .