Õlimõõtevardaid saab kasutada ka vedeliku koguse mõõtmiseks muidu ligipääsmatus mahutis, sisestades ja eemaldades pulga ning kontrollides seejärel selle vedelikuga kaetud ulatust, ning kõige tuttavam näide on õlimõõtevarras, mis on sisepõlemismootorite karteris.
A oil level dipsticks can also be used to measure the quantity of liquid in an otherwise inaccessible space, by inserting and removing the stick and then checking the extent of it covered by the liquid, and the most familiar example is the oil level dipstick found on most internal combustion engines.
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