oz928s4

Common fault from what I hear....is there a better replacement.
If so where do i gain access to purchase one

RyanPerrella

cracked oil dipstick?

Not that ive heard

It cant be more then $20 for a new one honestly...... can it?

oz928s4

The plastic collar with O' ring cracked right thru...apparantely its common.
So I was told

RyanPerrella

well i had this on my GT

it was cracked but it wasn't cracked to the point that the top of the dipstick broke off or anything.

And it didnt effect anything honestly.

I would replace with a new one, some porsche parts can be expensive, but i am always happy to find that MOST porsche parts even for 20 year old models are very reasonable. I would check around for a new one before dicking around trying to modify another. But thats just me

jorj7

The dip stick on my car cracked at the Pony Express this year, I installed a new dip stick.

oz928s4

I must say that our broken dipsticks could be twins..if I posted a pic you would see what I mean...identical. Problem is I am in no mans land and what is simple for you guys is a chore up here where I live.
I thought I might have been able to find one on ebay or one of the parts site but alas.

SeanR

I've had 2 break in the same location. Glued them both back together and on one I replaced that brittle green o-ring on one with a new ring and it works fine. On the other I just trimmed the o-ring down a bit and no problems now.

ROG100

I do not sell that many so not as common as you think IMOO
$19.95 and in stock

ew928

I wonder how many 928's have cracked dipstick syndrome?

My hypothesis is that the dipstick seasl itself very snugly in the oil tube and requires some heft to pull out.
The long nose makes it easy for one to pull at less than straight up on that yellow ring pull so the plastic cracks around the 'O' ring area.

I've replaced my cracked one cause I had no idear if the cracked tip would disintegrate any more and fall into the oil.
(Is there a screen at the bottom of the oil tube?)

I've heard lubing the 'O' ring before replacing and also a twisting the dipstick (suggested by Nicole) helps free up the dipstick for easier removal.

sidehatch

Wow mine is cracked in the exact same spot,when you go to pull it out, the cracked piece stayes in the tube while the stick tries to come out and then i have to yank to get it out.I think they all fail at that point.

Jim bailey - 928 International

It is a common failure just many people seldom check the OIL ! as Roger mentioned not expensive by Porsche standards

the flyin' scotsman

Must be a common enough failure; broke mine also, tried gluing it but replaced it with new 4 years ago.

It now resides in the 'slightly used' parts bin.

morganabowen

WOW I've had two 928s in the past 10 years, and never had that problem. I check the oil in my car every time before I start it I have been thinking about replacing the one I have only because it looks old and beaten, sort of like me

mark kibort

plastic welder epoxy and force it in to the crack with some scotch tape. when dry (5min) remove the tape and wala . good for another 10 years.
(pull back the o ring, and clean area first with brake cleaner)
mk

Erling G-P

Here's mine:



Glued it initially, but have replaced the stick with another one, just to make sure the stump doesn't get stuck in the pipe or falls into the oil.

Cheers,
Erling