has anyone done it? are there plugs available?

 

Mercedes makes a plug instead of a dipstick on some models. Try one of those although im not sure the dipstick tube is the same size.

 

i don't see how that is a good idea lol.

 

whats the point?

 

keep your dip stick....

its there for a reason....

because the Idiot warning light doesnt always work in time...

 

Just break it off like I did...on accident haha.

Just make sure the metal in it doesn't stab through your hand...like me

 

ok I am confused,why would you want to remove the dipstick.......are you trying to modify it,do you wnt one that comes right out the block plug style,cause the header really is in the way of that idea.........what is it you are trying to do......any pictures.......perhaps with a picture someone can get an idea of the mod you are trying to do.

 

yea its just in the way of my manifold and i dont really feel like trying to bend it. and i know there are alot of cars that have deletes or plugs, just wondering if its possible at this moment, still up for other ideas also if anyone has any. Plus i have other ways of monitoring oil.

 

I would look into the BMW plug. In a lot of the new BMW there is no dipstick, its just a little plastic plug. I know the new 3 series has them and some of the 7 Series. I don't think you will have a single problem running with no dipstick. Its just a measuring tool. Ill try and see if i can get a part number for you.

 

 

It's in the way of the stock manifold or do you have a header? either way there is absolutely no point to deleting it.

 

^^Profile says he has a turbo kit, still don't see a reason to do it.

 

If he has a turbo kit then he needs the dipstick even more than an N/A motor I would imagine wouldn't he?

 

I would assume, he said he has other ways of monitoring oil which I guess means an oil gauge but I wouldn't trust just that. I would want to be able to check my oil on a regular basis if I was FI.

 

yeah i heard ford and vw were removing the dipstick from the automatic transmissions. ouch. That's bad enough but getting rid of the oil dipstick too? That's insane.

 

Ugh... this is why I hate this site sometimes. The guy wants to know where he can get a dipstick drain cap, yet his whole thread is dedicated to questioning his initiative. If he wanted to know the pro's and con's, Im sure he would ask right? He's not saying he's gonna throw the dipstick out, but that hes putting a plug in. Doesn't mean he won't/can't still check his oil.

Dipstick delete plugs can be found online, or at your local Pep Boys. They can usually be found for about 4-5 bucks. My suggestion would be to swing by a parts store and ask, that way you can try the fit out in the parking lot before heading all the way back home.

Good luck and I hope this helped.

 

Think with your dipstick, Jimmy!

 

Thanks homes, and you pretty much killed em on the first paragraph, i feel the same way about this site. I thought Honda-Tech was bad.

 

yup and that's what's great about this country and site, we're all entitled to OUR opinion His question was answered so you just need to relax