{"product_id":"dipstick-for-2013-3-0-tdi-q5-a6-a7-a8-aftermarket","title":"Dipstick for 2013+ 3.0 TDI Q5\/A6\/A7\/A8 (Aftermarket)","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis dipstick is compatible with 2013+ CPNB\/CPNA engine code Only\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis dipstick is not compatible with CNRB or CATA engine code. Using it will cause you to overfill the engine oil by \u0026gt;1L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst in the world (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cravenspeed.com\/the-dipstick\/\"\u003eactually second\u003c\/a\u003e, but that doesn’t sound as good)  dipstick for vehicles with CPNB\/CPNA engine with 6.4L oil pan.\u003cbr\u003eThis includes all 2013+ Q5, A6, A7, and A8 in the US, as well as Gen2\/3 A-series, Q5, and SQ5 overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis allows you to change your oil like a normal person instead of staring at the MMI for “2 minutes” (feels like 2 hours)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is this needed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you may know, there was no OEM dipstick for the Q5 and A-series, but there is for the Touareg\/Q7 (and technically Cayenne, though the handle has to be modified to work with stock engine cover).\u003cbr\u003eThe OEM part for that is 059115611AM.\u003cbr\u003eThe reason is because VAG hates us and wants us to be miserable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing short enough, even from the early 2.7L\/3.0L Gen1 engines (which is actually longer than 059115611AM).\u003cbr\u003eThe issue preventing us from using 059115611AM is that its actually much longer (22mm) than it needs to be for the CPNB, and this difference in length is actually longer than the entire range of the dipstick blade.\u003cbr\u003eThis means the Max mark on the dipstick is actually not even the MIN oil fill for a CPNB car!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo basically to use it, youd have to know exactly how far above max it is, and its actually so high its the very top of the ball, so its nearly useless other than as an indication that there is some oil in the pan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am personally sick of seeing posts asking for dipstick for the CPNB\/A cars, so here it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing Erwin data and physical measurements on local CPNB vehicles, I determined how much shorter exactly it needed to be to have a truly-accurate Max\/Min levels. Basically its 22mm or 24mm, depending on how you want to to center the range or match Max.\u003cbr\u003eEven though Erwin says the total range is 12mm, in my testing, 16mm exactly matches the MMI range.\u003cbr\u003eI worked with a supplier of aftermarket dipsticks for VAG platform vehicles to make these, with a better and correctly-sized O-ring than what is sold on the market so it seals just like OEM and doesn’t tear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quality of this dipstick is similar to MTC\/Rein aftermarket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGenuine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand this dipstick?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe materials and construction are the same: Nylon Blade and handle overmolded on a nylon-coated fiberglass rod, with a Viton70 Oring 4.9x2mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe key differences are\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade color are slightly different shades of gray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle does not have bead-blasted rough finish on aftermarket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToolpaths faintly visible on flat parts of the handle on aftermarket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAftermarket rod is less flexible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade face may not be parallel with handle face (literally doesn’t matter its just ugly)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry of Origin:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDipstick: China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO-ring: Taiwan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NAT PERFORMANCE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67619296641297,"sku":null,"price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/5565\/0577\/files\/3LG2-DIP-6.4L.png?v=1790952575","url":"https:\/\/stevensontuning.com\/products\/dipstick-for-2013-3-0-tdi-q5-a6-a7-a8-aftermarket","provider":"Stevenson Tuning Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}