Anyone use one of those tubeless engine oil dipstick's which do not require the tube? They dipstick has an o-ring seal and goes directly into the engine block. I'm liking the idea of this because the tube (driver's side) gets in the way of the header if I'm ever removing or installing that header. but...are these prone to leaking more so than a standard dipstick/tube?? Looking for your professional experience with this.
I'm looking at summit's SUM-G290
Thanks!

it's all well and good until you want to check the oil with a hot engine and hotter headers.
a stock dipstick tube comes out easy enough if you need to remove it that i wouldn't bother second guessing the GM powertrain engineers that designed the stock set up.

the only thing i would be worried about is if the crankcase built some pressure, could it push the tube out, spill a little easier on the headers? i might ck one out though

Anyone use one of those tubeless engine oil dipstick's which do not require the tube? They dipstick has an o-ring seal and goes directly into the engine block. I'm liking the idea of this because the tube (driver's side) gets in the way of the header if I'm ever removing or installing that header. but...are these prone to leaking more so than a standard dipstick/tube?? Looking for your professional experience with this.
I'm looking at summit's SUM-G290
Thanks!

Looking at this option also due to the header hitting the dipstick...did you ever buy one? If so, how does it work?

it's all well and good until you want to check the oil with a hot engine and hotter headers.
a stock dipstick tube comes out easy enough if you need to remove it that i wouldn't bother second guessing the GM powertrain engineers that designed the stock set up.

This may be a dumb question, but why would you check your engine oil with the engine running?