From time to time we get questions from folks who want to know what the indicators on the engine oil dipstick are, how much oil to add, etc. To provide some visual clues, I decided to photograph the dipstick of my 1987 300D Turbo (W124, OM603), add exactly one quart of oil, and then photograph it again. I took an additional photo after returning from the NorCal Diesel Drive.



As expected, it looks like the range between the "MIN" and "MAX" marks is about 2 quarts. It was hard to get a good picture of the dipstick with a hot engine because the oil kept wanting to run off of the dipstick. This is non-synthetic oil, BTW -- Chevron Delo-400 15W-40.

Does Mercedes use this two-quart range on all of its engine dipsticks? Even gassers?

Jeremy

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