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Just to say, gapless rings are junk IMO. I've seen many have issues with them. Blowby being one of them. They can 'stick' together and not compress right and wear fast. I think they are more of a 'gimmick' than functional. Classic style rings don't have much blowby if installed correctly, so the thought that gapless have less blowby is a questionable 'benefit'.

I never had luck with those VC grommets either, and for me it seemed it was always an issue with the PCV valves or source of vacuum, and not the breather. So that grommet has little or no, effect, or even makes it worse.

On the dip stick, one thing that can also push the stick out is if the stick is making contact with the pan or is loaded by the tube that passes thru the tray. The tube that passes thru the tray needs to be right too, some with aftermarket caps may have bent the lower tube to make it fit. If you have AC with the extension tube it can be even more contorted.

You have to initially insert the stick in a way that is of least resistance too, so the flat sides are as flat as can be as it makes turns thru the tube(s). Sometimes the finger loop on the end may not face a particular way, and some try to make it face a way they want, and not 'relaxed' thru the tube(s).

Just a little brain-dump on my thoughts, some may find it useful.

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