Can you dye hydraulic or gear oil? If so with what?

[WranglerX]

Dip stick bluing is fine, but some do not have dipsticks and just a sight glass....

 

[Creamer]

Thank you! I figured there was a solution I just had to ask!

 

[Tony H]

I paint the lower section of the dipstick with Flat Black paint. When it's wet with oil, it's obvious

 

[CoyotKid]

I use this and it helps a lot from Amazon:

Kingscote Color Coding Dye, Red, 4 oz. - 506250-R4​

 

[newbury]

I too have problems seeing the oil on the stick, so what I do is take a clean white paper towel. Remove the stick and lightly place the tip flat on the towel. When you raise the stick the oil level will be indicated on the towel.

I usually just carefully lay the tip flat on a pant leg, or a glove. But I'm always wearing pants when I'm "tractoring" but not necessarily gloves.

 

[Zetorboy]

Guys
My NAPA dealer sells me colored TDH oil. Befoare, it was clear oil.
I think it is better than to dye oil.
Bye

 

[Frankenkubota]

Twice walmart has broken my dipstick!

Some genius decided to make the pull section of the dip stick out of plastic. i do have plastic parts on my 1988 bmw that are still like new so, plastic has its place as long as it's not the cheapest chit you can find.

after a long wait wait, i broke the rules, i walked into the walmart work area and there was this tweaker with a power drill in his had ready to drill out the broken dip stick.

yes, he was a dip chit workin on a dip stick.

i pointed out to him that 1 bolt and an o ring holds the dipstick tube in place, shut the hood and left.

he assured my there was "some" oil in there.

 

[Creamer]

Twice walmart has broken my dipstick!

Some genius decided to make the pull section of the dip stick out of plastic. i do have plastic parts on my 1988 bmw that are still like new so, plastic has its place as long as it's not the cheapest chit you can find.

after a long wait wait, i broke the rules, i walked into the walmart work area and there was this tweaker with a power drill in his had ready to drill out the broken dip stick.

yes, he was a dip chit workin on a dip stick.

i pointed out to him that 1 bolt and an o ring holds the dipstick tube in place, shut the hood and left.

he assured my there was "some" oil in there.

Did I read that right? You take your BMW to WalMart for an oil change? I'm sorry but isn't that expecting a miracle?

 

[Frankenkubota]

Did I read that right? You take your BMW to WalMart for an oil change? I'm sorry but isn't that expecting a miracle?

ha ha

good point!

funny, walmart has a list of vehicles they will not work on.

BMW is one on that list so, even if i wanted to take it to walmart, they wouldn't do it.

I can do the oil on my 1988 BMW 325 convert with out jacking it up!

The broken dip sticks were both chrysler sebring convertibles.