Yes they are. I am thinking that I may want to check how much oil is in my pan. My dipstick was fine before but now that I've changed pans that may not be the case and I might be whipping up the oil. I did install a windage tray but if the oil is too high it can get past that. I should have checked it and marked my dipstick. Just another thing to check. I may try draining a quart out and see what happens . I will be changing the oil again soon anyway.
