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Old 11-25-2011, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by leathermang View Post
Somewhere in the archives there is a thread where people went out and measured their dipsticks... on their MB engines... for exactly this comparison...
A lot of people say anything above the half way between full and low will cause a lot more oil burning... I know that is the case with my car....

I would go for the stick NA 300 engine if it were me..
SO much more room in the engine compartment....
Engine oil Dipstick length thread



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