I would appreciate it if someone could post the overall length of their /6 oil dip stick. I need to confirm mine is correct. Thanks

I'm a little over 5'10"

Oh, you ment the other dip stick..... It is just over 13" in length. That includes the loop.

Mines even shorter than his... just over 9"

here is a ???????

12 inches .

OK guys, now this turned interesting......My overall length is 11 7/8. Now that we have some differences and different shape dip sticks, I need more measurements.

Make sure that you have an original tank\neck and original stick and not aftermarket.

Need:
Overall length
Bottom of loop to full mark
Bottom of loop to add mark

Here is a pic. of what I have. No guarantee it's original (why I am checking)
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The critical measurement is from the bottom of the loop, at the little clip that hooks on the tube inside the filler neck.

There are some later dipsticks that don't have that clip.

excellent post. That has always been the problem causing many to be overfilled!

Excuse me? Not to change the topic, but Slick 50 AND K&N? On the same car? Pssst. Come over here, I have a bridge, and I'm gonna make you a REAL sweet deal ..............

The Cap'n

Please don't make fun of me...or I'll tell my mum
There is a std MAN filter inside, don't know about the slick50 -stickers were already on the air housing when I picked it up. I quite like them...

This is exactly what I have. My measurement is the same.

Thanks Jon, confirmation is what I needed.....

so has anyone got a known original six dipstick as a benchmark reference

Mine is.

I measured two 6'er dipsticks and they both measured the same, 165mm is the distance between the where the dipstick clips on the tube and the MAX level mark.

As far as I know mine is original!

So, Paul S & James, both of yours seem to show the clip as being open so that it can hook on to the inner tube and make a positive stop. The others show the clip as closed which may allow them to be inserted too far.

Can we get a series of dimensions in mm from the stop to the tip; these should be the critical dimensions. Perry says the first dimension from the stop is 165mm to the full mark. What are the rest?

Mine is 165 as well

The only mark on the "real" ones I have is MAX.

I have the original that came in my 6, and a new one I got from Porsche, and except for the silver plating on the original one and the yellow plating on the new one, they are identical. There are no part numbers, and this part is expensive.

There's a cheaper 911 ones that will work, but the MAX mark has to be changed.