Dipstick missing??
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Burning Brakes
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Dipstick missing??
Probably not. I recently bought a 94 C2 cab from a dealership. Other than the electric top breaking at the most inappropriate time I love the car. The dealership had performed a few services including a LOF. Today I thought I'd better check the oil level. Unscrewed the OEL cap and looked inside expecrting to find a dipstick similar to my 85 911. Nothing there. Being of keen observation I did notice a glass bottle a little forward of the oil fill tube. I am assuming that is how the oil level is determined. The bottle has lines painted on it indicating minimum and maximum.
Please tell me my dipstick hasn't falled into the oil resevoir.
Lar
Please tell me my dipstick hasn't falled into the oil resevoir.
Lar
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Three Wheelin'
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Originally posted by John Boggiano
Heard about the guy who wondered why his dipstick had '910' on it?
Heard about the guy who wondered why his dipstick had '910' on it?
I think you mean the guy's which had '710'?
I hope you don't make this sort of error with yer prescriptions John?
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Racer
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Dipstick is also just the tool needed to clear rear sunroof drains if you insert from the bottom grommet. Just don't force at all as there is a rubber sleeve from the roof pan to the window channel.
How's that for obscure and a great example of offtopic answers that have nothing to do with the original post? Mea Culpa.....
How's that for obscure and a great example of offtopic answers that have nothing to do with the original post? Mea Culpa.....
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Now that he found the dipstick, the next post will begin with:
"Anyone having trouble reading the dipstick?"
Just to jumps start the thread, yup, I can't read it worth a damn.
But I have gotten to know the in-dash oil level gage pretty well, and while I will pull the stick out once in a while for good measure, the oil is both too clean and too smeared on the stick to provide an accurate reading.
The car does need to be well warmed up to read the gage (the temp gage must be above the tick mark thats at about 8pm). But when it is properly warmed up, it does seem to be pretty repeatable.
On my car, from the bottom of the gage to a bit above 1/2 way (which is the factory suggestion for full) is about 1 Qt.
BGL
"Anyone having trouble reading the dipstick?"
Just to jumps start the thread, yup, I can't read it worth a damn.
But I have gotten to know the in-dash oil level gage pretty well, and while I will pull the stick out once in a while for good measure, the oil is both too clean and too smeared on the stick to provide an accurate reading.
The car does need to be well warmed up to read the gage (the temp gage must be above the tick mark thats at about 8pm). But when it is properly warmed up, it does seem to be pretty repeatable.
On my car, from the bottom of the gage to a bit above 1/2 way (which is the factory suggestion for full) is about 1 Qt.
BGL
