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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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Some member posted that the dipstick is returning. We now have Members in possession of shinny new 09s. Is the dipstick back? If it is back I wonder if it can be retrofitted on older models?
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Old May 17, 2009 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='880905' date='May 17 2009, 09:29 AM
Some member posted that the dipstick is returning. We now have Members in possession of shinny new 09s. Is the dipstick back? If it is back I wonder if it can be retrofitted on older models?
A very knowledgeable insider told me that the dipstick in the new engines will be back. He also said that the main reason why the dipstick has been absent is because with the magnesium engines BMW did not want to take any chance at all with water entering the system and since the new engines will be all-aluminum again, there will be no such concern. I asked him about the RFT and he said that (at least in the USA) those are here to stay due to government mandate. ALL cars in the US will have RFT as a result of legislation. BMW just jumped ahead of everybody so that by the time everybody else begins, BMW will be ahead of the learning curve.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 06:11 AM
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the title is making me laugh
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='880939' date='May 17 2009, 10:11 AM
the title is making me laugh
I thought the OP was talking about the return of C...
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='880952' date='May 17 2009, 09:23 AM
Is that a picture of Quad-M?
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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I thought someone was saying that Tony (Quad_M) was back....

That dipstick better keep 'disappeared' or he will be.
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='880952' date='May 17 2009, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='880913' date='May 17 2009, 09:45 AM
A very knowledgeable insider told me that the dipstick in the new engines will be back. He also said that the main reason why the dipstick has been absent is because with the magnesium engines BMW did not want to take any chance at all with water entering the system and since the new engines will be all-aluminum again, there will be no such concern. I asked him about the RFT and he said that (at least in the USA) those are here to stay due to government mandate. ALL cars in the US will have RFT as a result of legislation. BMW just jumped ahead of everybody so that by the time everybody else begins, BMW will be ahead of the learning curve.
There is no law about RFT tires in the US. The only law is that all cars manufactured from now on must have a TMPS (tire pressure monitoring system).
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by juris335' post='880905' date='May 17 2009, 08:29 AM
Is the dipstick back?
mmmmm, did they ever go away? There is one in my '06 550
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