[DeTomaso] Camber Bar / Dip Stick Questions

[Thomas Tornblom]

MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> In a message dated 6/11/07 6 09 55, larry at ohiotimecorp.com writes:
> 
> 
>> This morning I was reading Car & Driver.
>> They were talking about a BMW (M3?) that no longer has a dipstick.
>>
> A friend has a 1973 Porsche 911, and it has an oil level gauge on the dash, 
> in lieu of a dipstick, from new.   So it's not exactly a new idea.

But these have a dry-sump, right?

The last time I was looking in the engine compartment of a porsche, mid 
70:s something, it had a big cap on the tank and it would be fairly easy 
to check the level even if the gauge is broken.

> 
> It's a nice idea to have an oil level gauge (which is calibrated so it is 
> correct only when the engine is running), but I would want to have a dipstick 
> ALSO.
> 
> Mike (been let down by dipsticks before, when the car suddenly started 
> consuming oil and I failed to check it!)
> 

Thomas