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May 14, 2025 at 7:07 pm
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Wes
Just means you popped its cherry. You’re the first one to service it. A plug is installed to keep debris out of the dipstick hole at the assembly plant. It’s pushed in the pan by the dipstick tube and that’s where it stays until its first service.