dipstick please
 

Hello again,
after having dropped the dipstick into the oiltank, i need a new one.
I have had a look on the pelicanparts pages but they dont ship to England UK.
I have tried the Porsche main dealers over here but they say its a 4 week wait while they get one from germany, further more they want both my arms and the shirt off my back for it!

So i will pay $50 including shipping for one dipstick.

Its a 1973 car, anyone interested in helping me out and making a quick buck?

Andrew

Pelican ships worldwide I believe . . .

See Shipping

Ian

How about fishing the sucker out of the tank?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91519

Is it impossible to do? I have never tried.

Re: dipstick please
 

4 weeks!!! Do they swim the channel with the parts??
Here in Sweden it takes about 1 week if they have to take the stuff from Germany.

Call or e-mail Pelican and ask them if they can ship via US Mail. The dipstick is so light, I can't imagine it would be very expensive to mail....certainly it would be less expensive than UPS or FedEx.

Good luck.

They surely ship to the UK... I've bought thousands of dollars of stuff from them to have it shipped to Belgium and never experienced any problems (except for ^&&*# taxes and delays).

Ship with DHL/UPS/FDX if you want it quick, USPS takes ages.

Andrew,

If you dropped it down the oil filler neck, you can fish it out with a coat hanger and some patience. How do I know you ask …!

I think I have an extra I could send you. PM me if still interested.

You could always mark the customs manifest as "commercial sample" - no VAT due that way. Not that I am encouraging tax fraud.... Be sure you properly evaluate that item for commercial purposes. I recommend that it be put into a evaluation & testing program by using it in your Porsche. ;)

For international business, I have had the BEST service with UPS. They even have specialists who can take care of all the customs paperwork for you. I have had the absolute WORST results from USPS, and even ended up paying import taxes twice on an item because they screwed up the paperwork. FedEx wasn't much better - but they do have a nice "space available" program for international shipments. It can mean big savings if you're not in a hurry. (just an FYI tidbit there)

I don't recall if the dip stick is steel or Al. If steel, then why not trying to fish it out with a magnet?

Brad

They are stainless, I think. Anyway it's not magnetic.

I just checked mine with a magnet and your right it is not magnetic.

I guess a coat hanger or one of those parts grabbers would work. I would definatly give it a tty. I would think its worth about 30 minutes of trying to see if you can get it out.

If you really want to get creative, if you know a shop with a borescope you might be able to look in and see it. This might mean your draining the tank but it would be worth it.

Good luck!!

Who knows when you look in you might find several more? I forgot where but I read someplace where a guy had lost his in the oil tank and decided to tremove the tank to get it out and found several others in there keeping it company.

i'd want to keep trying to fish mine out first no matter what i think..give it a try..
ryan

Actually, if you are not very lucky, I think the fastest way to get it out is to remove the oil tank....

I reckon it would take a couple of hours (max) to remove the tank, give it a good clean. remove the level sender and fish out the dipstick.
The money you save would give you a free oil and filter change.

And as a bonus you could clean the area around and behind the tank. That will probably knock of a few lbs at the rear :)

OK chaps, thanks for your help.
The rear bumper is part of the rear wings :) so i wont be taking to oil tank off.

As someone else said, remove the oil level sender in the side of the tank and you'll be able to get it out. My very first dumbass move as a new 911 owner 10 years ago was dropping the dipstick in the tank, and although I couldn't fish it out the top, removing sender worked easily. Don't forget a new gasket; they're cork. I believe a fuel sending unit gasket is the exact same size, although they're made of rubber though,

ianc

I recently removed my oilsender, but I could not fish out my "spare".
Does anyone have a picture of how the internals of the tank look?