Dipstick??
02-14-2008, 06:09 AM
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My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i Sport
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Recently gone, but never forgotten:
2005 Ford Mustang GT (hence the name)
Torch Red/Crimson
Manny tranny and every option available for that year
2002 Chrysler 300M Special
Brilliant Black/Light Taupe/Dark Slate
Autostick and goo-gobs of neat features that I will sorely miss
Please read http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.ee9e741/12390. (Thanks for the tip, Rudy.) Then somebody who's at home right now run out and verify.
Thanks!
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02-14-2008, 06:19 AM
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02-14-2008, 06:22 AM
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Wish I had my car, I'd go check to see if the 'dipstick' is really there.... One of the annoyances I've festered on since placing the order.
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02-14-2008, 06:30 AM
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Okay guys, I'm sort of stunned here but guess what? There is a dipstick on my car! At first I figured it had to be for the transmission but I pulled it out and it didn't seem long enough to reach the gearbox. I then looked at the color of the fluid on the end of the stick and, at first, I thought it was more red then brown but after I put some on my finger and wiped it off with a white paper towel, it was brown and not red.
I then decided to look at TIS to see if there was more information and I found the following document:
sealing_guide_tube_for_oil_dipstick__N62_.pdf
How the hell did we all miss that one?
In the following photo, take a look at the red circle near the firewall:
Here's a better shot of the little bugger:
I then decided to look at TIS to see if there was more information and I found the following document:
sealing_guide_tube_for_oil_dipstick__N62_.pdf
How the hell did we all miss that one?
In the following photo, take a look at the red circle near the firewall:
Here's a better shot of the little bugger:
02-14-2008, 06:41 AM
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Awesome... thanks for checking Rudy! Now... why would BMW want to conceal that from us?!!?
02-14-2008, 06:44 AM
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Rudy, is TIS an online subscription service for the manuals or just what is it? I've posted a time or two about purchasing the shop manual DVD but have never found a source or access. Thanks,
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02-14-2008, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by calpalmer' post='531395' date='Feb 14 2008, 10:44 AM
Rudy, is TIS an online subscription service for the manuals or just what is it? I've posted a time or two about purchasing the shop manual DVD but have never found a source or access. Thanks,
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Take a look here:
http://www.bmwtis.com
02-14-2008, 06:50 AM
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Thanks, will check eBay out
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My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i Sport
Carbon Black Metallic/Cream Beige
Manny tranny and other stuff
Recently gone, but never forgotten:
2005 Ford Mustang GT (hence the name)
Torch Red/Crimson
Manny tranny and every option available for that year
2002 Chrysler 300M Special
Brilliant Black/Light Taupe/Dark Slate
Autostick and goo-gobs of neat features that I will sorely miss
I think I deserve, say, 500 added to my post count for fishing that out! 
Whaddaya say, Rudy?
Whaddaya say, Rudy?