# Weird-looking VW oil drain plug?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-looking-vw-oil-drain-plug/195388>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 20, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-looking-vw-oil-drain-plug/195388 "2024-07-20T20:11:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-looking-vw-oil-drain-plug/195388/21 "2024-07-21T22:01:07Z")

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> [@PvtPublic](#):
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> [electronic oil level display] will not read until the engine is running

I see your point, I’d prefer to be able to check the engine oil level before starting the engine too, especially important after doing an oil & filter change. . You’d think it would be easier to read the oil sump level electronically with the engine off.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 12:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-looking-vw-oil-drain-plug/195388/22 "2024-07-22T00:21:55Z")

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> [@Nevada\_545](#):
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> Technicians have master wheel lock key sets so they don’t need to search the vehicles for the customers key

LOL. So do thieves. Silliest things ever IMHO.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-looking-vw-oil-drain-plug/195388/23 "2024-07-22T01:40:20Z")

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There was no dipstuck on our Audi… but there was dipstick tube! So I bought a dipstick for it. And the tube is still there to suck oil from.

A dipstick is easier that the procedure to read than the oil level sensor.

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**Author:** ![STZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@STZ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/STZ)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-looking-vw-oil-drain-plug/195388/24 "2024-07-23T18:25:40Z")

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> [@glasspilot](#):
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> New cars don’t normally come with wheel locks.

Dealers LOVE to add wheel locks to “the package”. They tried to charge my elderly dad $200 for “wheel locks” to prevent tire theft…like he needs that…crooks.

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