996tt Dipstick
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iceman385

Original Poster:

28 posts

194 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2013
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Trying to clear a long running query i have, Do any 996tt have dipsticks as i have a 2001 996tt and there's a dipstick tube under the oil filler cap but no dipstick.

I am having problems with my oil level sensor it reads over full on dash then after driving it occasionally i get a low oil level warning, i had the oil level sensor replaced by JZM but still have the same issue, I also showed them the dipstick tube to which he said he doesn't know why that's there and he reckoned it had been put there by someone and that's its useless?

I have read forums where people have said yes and no i just want a definitive answer to this as its driving me crazy.

mikem7709

986 posts

241 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2013
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My Mk1 GT3 has a dipstick as well as sensor. The Mk2 just has a sensor, I always thought the Turbos just had a sensor too.

monthefish

20,467 posts

260 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2013
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I didn't think any 996t's had a dipstick.

The filler neck goes down at a funny angle below the cap, so I can't see how a dipstick would work.

Rockster

1,515 posts

189 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2013
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No oil level dipstick, at least from the factory.

Reads like the e-oil level sensor is broken. Variable level readings suggest the fine wires in the sensor have come loose and are moving about.

d41d8cd9

57 posts

172 months

Wednesday 3rd July 2013
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mikem7709 said:
My Mk1 GT3 has a dipstick as well as sensor. The Mk2 just has a sensor, I always thought the Turbos just had a sensor too.
The 996.2 GT3 has a dipstick inside the oil filler tube.