Andy H
> I got my oil changed on my 95 civic (77K miles). They checked the auto
> transmission fluid and noticed that the dipstick was chewed up and had been
> grinded.
>
> Is this common and does anyone know the cause and solution?


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Maybe the previous owner lost the dipstick, and substituted one that
wasn't the right length, and had to shorten it? ?

Maybe he used it to push the vegetables into his health-food juicer ? I
dunno. :-)