Originally Posted by
onehundred80
I really do it know, locking it in position means it will not fallout, I have no idea how tight it is.
Someone could put engine oil in it.
I am just stating what was previously posted, this is not the only mention of the clips reuse on the forum. As the old saying goes ‘Do not shoot the messenger’.
To bring this up to date (since people have added to this thread), FCPEuro actually sells a dipstick for the SLK that is specifically from Chrysler. I wonder how many parts/tools go that direction?
They also sell replacements for the little red locking pin for the cap to the tranny. I flushed the tranny fluid in my ML320 from the top a couple of times and it worked great. My XF (brand new to me) looks almost exactly like my ML320 under the air filter housing. It is next.
The locking pin does hold it on much more securely. The oil dipstick on my new XF was not holding tight so I replaced the o-ring. Suprising how hard and brittle that sucker had become. The original broke long before I could begin to stretch it to come off. The new one is a huge improvement and holds the dipstick snug again and properly sealed.
Mercedes Transmission Dipstick Locking Pin - Febi Bilstein 1409910055
Chrysler Transmission Dipstick - CTA Manufacturing 1017
