I've never had a vehicle, or even seen a vehicle with a two-piece dipstick riveted together. It seems low quality. Does everybody else's have this or did they just throw a couple pieces together for mine?

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What year and engine?

 

2010 fx4! 5.4L

 

I'm pretty sure my 2007 5.4 is 2 riveted pieces just like that but I can't remember....I know at least one vehicle I either own now or have recently owned was like that.

 

Never seen that before

 

I think that is how my 2010 4.6 is. I wanna save I've seen other vehicles with riveted dipsticks. Don't seem like a big deal to me, though it doesn't make much sense why they do that. I for one am glad Ford spent their money on more important things like lifetime muffler bearings and 100,000 mile blinker fluid.

Edit: Curious what your wife (assuming you are married) said when she saw you laying your dipstick out on those nice granite counters.

 

Seen it m any times.

I think my 04 is the same.

Who cares?

 

my dads 05 cummins has a riveted dipstick, its not uncommon once it surpasses a certain length

 

Mine has been riveted together for 142,000+ miles without problems. Every aircraft you have ever flown on has been held together with thousands of rivets. The rivets they used actually appear to be quality solid rivets, not some crappy pop rivet. I fail to see the problem here.

 

There has to be a reason for it because it would cost more to make a two piece dipstick.

 

I have the two piece DIPSTICK on my 2010 FX4. I have a theory it might be for more rigidity in the middle since it is so long. Rather than having one long piece, being too wiggly; I don't really know.

 

That is the first dipstick that I have seen like that. It is actually trying to kink right before the connection point. I think it is kind of cheap, better metal would easily work with that length.

Rivets on aircraft? You should see some of the airplanes I fly! Scary!

Please don't tell my wife I put the dipstick on the countertop...

 

Remember when looking at parts and thinking, is Ford really doing this as a cost savings on the part? You've got to consider the cost associated with the tooling needed to manufacture the components of the part. In this case you've got high dollar stamping dies that make the dipstick peices. Ford or more likely, Ford's OEM supplier probably selected 2 existing and proven stamping dies to make each of the 2 dip stick peices. Then they modified them to stamp in the 2 holes (each part). Then developed the assembly/riviting process to put the peices together. Etc, etc, etc...

They key here is the supplier or Ford was able to save some serious money by using existing tooling or existing tooling designs to build these dipsticks. This is a very common practice.

 

Dude... it's a dipstick. My dipstick is 2 piece also.. 2005 5.4v.. As long as it works who cares?

 

That seems like a logical answer.

It just looks to me that it's a part that was thrown together in Billy Bobs garage.