I couldn't stand not having a dipstick on my '97 EVC AT, so I added one. One supplier offered a kit using OEM parts from the earlier models, about $150 IIRC (money pit), but the dealer charged $450 to change the fluid (money pit). The proper level could only be read by the factory VAG system or the VAG COM dongle and hack, which I had (money pit). It just drove me crazy not having one, especially since those transmission were all poor quality, and even the factory rebuild parts were junk. Couldn't make a decent quality valve body apparently. I sold it before I had to rebuild it to the tune of $4500 (money pit). It would have been cheaper to own a boat. Most BMWs are leased, as are most other luxury cars, and people would never check the oil anyway. That's why BMW started including maintenance in their leases--they got back too many cars with trashed engines. Stuart '85 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Scott Daniel - Turbovans Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:36 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Oil pressure gauges and engine life a late VR6 Eurovan with auto trans doesn't have a trans dipstick either. it's a 'sealed unit' . there is no checking the fluid level in it .. either it's working properly, or it ain't. Then it's rebuild time I gather. Not cheap either. On 5/9/2012 8:19 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Yes they do have an engine oil dipstick. The dipstick tube is also > designed to be used with suction equipment to change the oil. My '98 > Audi A8 does not have a dipstick for the automatic transmission. > Checking the level is a real treat! > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Beierl [mailto:dbeierl@gmail.com] On Behalf Of David > Beierl > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:48 PM > To: Dennis Haynes > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: RE: Oil pressure gauges and engine life > > At 10:34 PM 5/9/2012, Dennis Haynes wrote: >> I had an '88 560 SEL and now have a '92 600 SEL. Both had a low oil >> level warning light in addition to the oil pressure gauge. The low >> oil level light > But they did have a dipstick, yes? I think the light is great, it's > removing the dipstick that bothers me. > > Yrs, > d > |
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