Which is the right dipstick?

[kjbrosha at gmail.com (Kevin Brosha)]

On 10/2/05, Rick Kellner <rfkellner@snet.net> wrote:
>
> Don, I just went out to the garage to check the two 16Vs, a 2.0 and 1.8,
> and the 8v, 1.8. The 1.8s have the orange and higher oil mark, the 2.0
> has the grey stick and the lower mark.
> Rick.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+rfkellner=snet.net@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+rfkellner=snet.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of
> Don Walter
> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 10:45 PM
> To: Scirocco List
> Subject: Which is the right dipstick?
>
> I have taken pictures of the two dipsticks that the only difference is
> one
> has the letter "B" at the end of it which I believe replacing the other.
> Interesting is the fill mark is higher on the stick than its
> predecessor.
> The grey one is the first and the orange one is replacement.
> http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/Don_Walter/Dipsticks/

 Does this mean I've been using the wrong dipstick all along and filling my
oil too much! Ach. I have the orange one in my 2.0L. Maybe this is why I've
been leaking oil - for 9 months, engine swap was 11 months ago, and was
great until 1st oil change - I put too damned much in.

--
> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Beetle (sold)
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