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    Incorrect dipstick?

    Stick is the correct length. Still can't figure why I don't pull 11 quarts of oil out of the crankcase.
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    Incorrect dipstick?

    i have a 04 convertible. it seems that i don't get the correct amount of oil installed as per the manual. Could someone with the same year measure the stick from the top where it mates to the tube to the end. Thanks!
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    Quick 'n easy driver door spring fix

    I'm like all cool car owners. We don't mind spending money but when the outer handle return spring broke on my 04 I was stunned! $328.00 for an assembly! All I wanted was the spring! Just couldn't do it! After a few minutes scrabbling around the shop I found a compression spring. At...
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    Replacing plug wires

    Rats. 2004.
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    Replacing plug wires

    Has any reasonably talented owner gone to the trouble to dismantle the intake manifold, depressurize the injectors and other items in order to replace the wires? I haven't any experience with fuel injection but do have a shop manual. Thanks all.
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    New owner, older viper questions

    Found an 04 convertible with 45k miles and was instantly hooked! It is the "Cobra" I have wanted since I was sixteen. Found out that at 26k all four shocks were replaced. After I purchased it I found the jerking on rough roads was due to four worn suspension links. My question is this...
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    OIL CAPACITY

    Good idea on the dipstick. Mine is 20 3/16 from tip to where it mates to the tube.
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    OIL CAPACITY

    I am also a new owner. Got a lot of questions but not this important. Drained oil in my 04 convertible. Only about 7.5 quarts drained. Filled it up and again only about 7 or so quarts filled it up to dipstick level. Obviously owner and also shop manual says 10 quarts. Crankcase is "level"...
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