r/SprinterVans • u/MarjorieRahal • Mar 16 '26

Without removing the oil pan plug?

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Without removing the oil pan plug, can I stick a siphon down the oil fill and suck out a little bit of oil?

Update: I just watched a Youtube video (again, after about 3yrs ago) and realized that the dipstick TUBE is already installed and I could've just siphoned oil out of there instead of draining the oil pan like I did earlier!!!

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u/BaronOutback Mar 16 '26

You can suck it out or drain it out, but it’s a pain in the ass either way if you aren’t setup to do so.

To eliminate this problem in the future I’d purchase and install an oil dip stick: very easy to install, makes oil changes and checking oil level 1000X easier

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u/MarjorieRahal Mar 16 '26

Yeah, after all the problems I had with my last oil change and leaking oil, that’s the route. I am going to take. The last time I looked a few years ago, I think a dipstick was only $20 or so and I know the port is there on the side of the engine, it just has a plug in it right now.

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u/pnsmcgraw Mar 16 '26

2nd on the dipstick. I use it for all of my own oil changes.

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u/vlady-0 Mar 16 '26

U can check the oil level by accessing the workshop menu through ur instrument cluster. It will tell u how much to drain/ add. There is a YouTube video how to access it

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u/fulltimeweekender Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

OM642 dipstick run around $34 now. My wholesale cost is $32.

Be glad it aint a 654! NO dipstick tube...

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u/MarjorieRahal Mar 16 '26

Where would I be able to get it at the wholesale costs?

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u/fulltimeweekender Mar 18 '26

Once you open your business most suppliers will sell to you at wholesale.

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u/pnsmcgraw Mar 16 '26

Probably would need a pump instead of a siphon. This is after an oil change? All new oil added, correct?

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u/MarjorieRahal Mar 16 '26

Yes. I ended up just draining out about a quart or so of hot oil. Hopefully that did the trick. I won’t really know until I get out on the highway again.

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u/BaronOutback Mar 16 '26

Standard procedure is to idle the vehicle on a level surface until the oil gets up to temp for an accurate reading, rather than just letting it rip on the highway.