To dipstick or not to dipstick
02-04-2019, 11:33 PM
#1
To dipstick or not to dipstick
My new to me 2015 CD was dripping oil on the driveway. I took it in for service and they discovered that this CPO'd vehicle was missing the dipstick tube plug and had sprayed oil all over the inside of the engine compartment. They cleaned the engine and exhaust and underbody and installed a plug. When talking to the service rep about this I brought up getting dipstick. He said that the dipstick was not supposed to be left in the tube, but removed and the plug put in. That seems strange to me. Any truth to this?
Will the oil level gauge tell me if I have gotten all the oil out if I pump it through the tube? If not, will a dipstick, or do I have to measure what I get out?
Thanks,
Will the oil level gauge tell me if I have gotten all the oil out if I pump it through the tube? If not, will a dipstick, or do I have to measure what I get out?
Thanks,
02-06-2019, 07:37 AM
#4
My 2013 CD came with a dipstick plug, no dipstick. I bought the 2013 CD new. I felt that was cheap and bought an Audi diesel diptick that fit perfect. The problem was the dipstick does not accurately read the oil level. This was probably why Porsche engineers removed it and put in a plug. Porsche designed more baffling, so the oil cannot be measured with the dipstick. My guess is your 2015 never had a dipstick.
If the question is if it will stay in place, yes it will. But you must make sure its pushed in all the way as I remember it was a bit loose.
If the question is if it will stay in place, yes it will. But you must make sure its pushed in all the way as I remember it was a bit loose.
02-06-2019, 10:17 AM
#5
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then you bought the wrong dipstick. I bought one from VW, for the touareg. It reads accurately and the oil can absolutely be measured properly with a dipstick.
02-06-2019, 11:22 AM
#6
Interesting. Maybe I did. So you are saying it matches the oil level accurately via the electronic measurement? The one I bought read low, almost nothing. Also, I tried the oil suction and I could not pull out all of the oil, so I gave up and put the plug back in. Not sure if the 2013 was any different than your 2015. Glad it worked for you.
02-06-2019, 01:55 PM
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The sticker in the back hatch states the engine type. My 2015 is "CNRB" when ordering a dipstick, make sure it's for the correct engine type. The second dipstick I ordered (I think it was from Jim Ellis Audi) is correct and matches the reading from the sensor. The first dipstick I ordered was from VW and the incorrect part - it was too long.
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02-07-2019, 09:54 PM
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Interesting. Maybe I did. So you are saying it matches the oil level accurately via the electronic measurement? The one I bought read low, almost nothing. Also, I tried the oil suction and I could not pull out all of the oil, so I gave up and put the plug back in. Not sure if the 2013 was any different than your 2015. Glad it worked for you.