Dipstick??
09-18-2009, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by micosan' post='1010994' date='Sep 18 2009, 10:13 AM
Does my car have a dipstick? I see the dipstick tube in my car but I’m not able to pull the dipstick out of the tube. So, I don’t know if I have a real dipstick and I just don’t know how to pull it out or is it a remnant from previous production models.
Rudy says the N52 engine doesn’t have a dipstick but I don’t know if this also applies to the N62. Thanks for any help.
2007 550i Production date 11/2006, 37K miles
Rudy says the N52 engine doesn’t have a dipstick but I don’t know if this also applies to the N62. Thanks for any help.
2007 550i Production date 11/2006, 37K miles
09-18-2009, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='1011115' date='Sep 18 2009, 12:31 PM
The 550i should have a dipstick.
Would a golf tee work?
09-18-2009, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1011117' date='Sep 18 2009, 01:34 PM
What if it doesn't? Would a golf tee work?
Would a golf tee work?
09-18-2009, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by DrLev99' post='1011126' date='Sep 18 2009, 12:47 PM
I am starting to feel a bit apoplectic.
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Originally Posted by micosan' post='1010994' date='Sep 18 2009, 09:13 AM
Does my car have a dipstick? I see the dipstick tube in my car but I?m not able to pull the dipstick out of the tube. So, I don?t know if I have a real dipstick and I just don?t know how to pull it out or is it a remnant from previous production models.
Rudy says the N52 engine doesn?t have a dipstick but I don?t know if this also applies to the N62. Thanks for any help.
2007 550i Production date 11/2006, 37K miles
Rudy says the N52 engine doesn?t have a dipstick but I don?t know if this also applies to the N62. Thanks for any help.
2007 550i Production date 11/2006, 37K miles
11-27-2009, 02:48 PM
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I dunno about all this talk about the dipstick. My E46 supposedly has one and I don't even know or care to know where it is. If you're talking about RFTs, that's a different story. RFTs SUCK!!!
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