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Posted by: plays with cars Oct 8 2008, 10:40 AM

Changed the oil last week in my recently aquired 914-6, and consistent with other experiences on this car, something isn't quite right. this is an original 914-6 and still has the original oil tank, but it looks like someone made the dipstick by cut and weld from another car. Can someone tell me what the dimensions are from the top of the dipstick, where it nests in the oil tank, down to the 'full' and 'add' marks should be?

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 8 2008, 11:24 AM

Here is a photo of mine!



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Posted by: davep Oct 8 2008, 11:24 AM

Search is your friend (we need a smiley for this)

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=78308

Posted by: 9146986 Oct 8 2008, 12:36 PM

Alternately you could add the known correct amount at your next oil change and mark the dipstick appropriately.

Posted by: plays with cars Oct 8 2008, 10:37 PM

Thanks Jeff.

That's strange, looks like mine is very similar to the original but with addt'l length added on. Anybody have ideas why someone would do that? I know the car spent time at DE days and autocrossing. Is it typical to run them low in high g situations? I've heard of running the 911s on the low side of full, but not enough that you would need to extend the dipstick.

Perry, I tried that, but ran into problems with a drain plug leak so I had to pull it and put a new gasket on it quickly. I think I lost about a quart and a half, so that's what I added back in, but it totally blew any chance of marking the dipstick accurately.

Thanks for the input, now I need to go add oil.

Posted by: 9146986 Oct 9 2008, 08:17 AM

Then I'd go with 165mm from the clip.

Posted by: 6freak Oct 9 2008, 07:21 PM

QUOTE(plays with cars @ Oct 8 2008, 08:40 AM)

Changed the oil last week in my recently aquired 914-6, and consistent with other experiences on this car, something isn't quite right. this is an original 914-6 and still has the original oil tank, but it looks like someone made the dipstick by cut and weld from another car. Can someone tell me what the dimensions are from the top of the dipstick, where it nests in the oil tank, down to the 'full' and 'add' marks should be?

Posted by: 6freak Oct 9 2008, 07:25 PM

QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Oct 8 2008, 09:24 AM)

Posted by: degreeoff Oct 9 2008, 09:00 PM

For what it is worth mine is exactly the same as phoenix 914-6's is on the link above AND has only one mark @ roughly 7" (a dot punched in it). For waht it is worth I have been able to put 15 qts in and not get a reading on my dipstick....? BUT next time I'll go more (yes with engine runiing @ idle etc!) I have AN 12 lines and a smaller than stock front oil oil cooler too.

Josh

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 9 2008, 09:16 PM

QUOTE(6freak @ Oct 9 2008, 05:25 PM)

QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Oct 8 2008, 09:24 AM)

Here is a photo of mine!

This one is too short .Probably broke and never fixed

Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 9 2008, 10:24 PM

Here is the part number

901.107.770.40

http://www.autoatlanta.net/action.lasso?-database=AAdatabase&-layout=Items&-response=results.lasso&-operator=eq&partnumber2=901%20107%20770%2040%20&-maxrecords=10&-search

You can get one at AA