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12-11-2001, 11:57 PM
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An oil dipstick with numbers on it, Hmmmmmm
Last month I bought an '83 300TD. The dipstick has a numbered scale on it, ranging from 0-110. I know it's not original to the car, simply because the first 3 number of the MB part number are 115. So I am assuming this came out of a 115 chassis. What I am real curious about is what do the numbers represent?
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12-12-2001, 12:43 AM
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It is probably the oil level in the sump in millimeters.
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12-12-2001, 01:37 AM
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I'm not sure it isn't original to the car Rick, there are a lot of parts interchanges between chasis numbers. I could be wrong though.
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12-12-2001, 08:06 AM
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That is a special tool that dealers use for oil consumption tests!
I use one in my racecar to monitor oil useage. NEVER installed in any engine & costs over $35.
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MERCEDES Benz Master Guild Technician (6 TIMES) ASE Master Technician Mercedes Benz Star Technician (2 times) 44 years foreign automotive repair 27 Years M.B. Shop foreman (dealer) MB technical information Specialist (15 years) 190E 2.3 16V ITS SCCA race car (sold) 1986 190E 2.3 16V 2.5 (sold) Retired Moderator
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12-12-2001, 10:45 AM
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This dipstick has the "Star" before the part number. Right now my wife has the car at work, so I can't get the whole part number, but it does look like a MB part number. The plastic part on top is red. It is identical to the one in my '80 SD, except my SD's is an off white color.
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1999 MB SL500 (110,000 mi) 2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi) 2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi) MBCA member
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