Skipwalton

Just wondering who leaves in dipstick in after checking level, or who puts the plug back in.. I got my stick from ECS and have seen different opinions on this.

A6Gary

I had the dealer provide a dipstick when we purchase the Q5 new. The plug was thrown away, so only the dipstick is installed.

elRayRay

Dipstick installed here, too.

stash64

Why would you not leave the dipstick installed permanently? I purchased a generic one recently and it never crossed my mind to leave the OE stubby in place between oil changes.

5000S

Really ? You have not been around long it seems.

Skipwalton

In this forum, no not long. However, our first Audi was a 84 5000s that we bought while in Germany in 83. We picked it up at the factory there.
my last before this one was a 2015 A4 which was nice also.
Around long? I'm pushing 75 and have done more work minor and major than I want to think about.

Moonlightblue

Anyone have a PN for the correct dipstick? Service Manager at my local stealership insisted the car doesn’t come with one, and that Audi doesn’t even make one for this car. I bought one too from ECS, but he said it was the incorrect one and so wasn’t even accurate, so I tossed it.

stash64

Dealership is correct. No Audi dipstick, just a little stubby plug. The idea is to use the MMI service menu to check the level, but I still like the traditional dipstick. This one works well for my 2014 2.0T:

Skipwalton

I got mine thru ECS tuning, and it reads correctly to the sensor. Sorry I don't have the part number.

elRayRay

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/aud...ick-06e115611h
This is the one that I have used for my 3.0T. Which engine do you have?