No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

Bondo

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filter gasoline! higher filter gasoline new.
  • CARMOCAR Fuel Filter Water Separator replacement for Marine Outboard Motor Mercury with 3/8" Barb x 1/4" NPT brass Fittings Replaces# S3213, S3214, 35-60494-1, S3213, 18-7932-1, 18-17928, 35-809097
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Ayuh,....... I agree, the 1st thing to do on a 3.0l, is to add a canister type fuel filter,.......
But,....... The one in yer picture can't be used on an I/O powered boat,.... It's gotta be a metal canister,.....
The one in the picture, Can be used on an Outboard powered boat,....
 

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They do make a version with the aluminum bowl but after a year in salt air they can be !@#$%^ to get off. I think that Racor filters are the best but extra gaskets add more possible leak points, and then there's the hassles with removing the bowl. I just use the OEM style ones like I have for years.
 

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I’m for sure adding a water separator. I’m just getting rid of the can style inline filter between the pump and carb.
 

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We hated the racor filters when we were making generators in one of my prior lives. they would always leak
 

JimS123

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Ayuh,.... Haven't looked over many newish cars lately, eh,..??
Dipsticks have been disappearing for well over the last decade,.....
We have a 23 Traverse and a 25 XT5. Both have dipsticks. Previous cars were 2017, 2016, 2011, etc. They all had dipsticks.

Can you give an example of a car that doesn't?
 

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The Hurricane engines that Ram uses now have an oil level sensor, just for example. GM doesn’t have anything so far
 
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