DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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I'm still waiting for mine. Ordered from AVIALL and the ETA is mid-February. Delivery time seems to be about 4-5 weeks.
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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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A big big thankyou to this message board for this.

My new (2006) DA40 needs this...

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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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Mine just showed up to the mechanic today. I'll be picking it up later this week. This thread was a huge help.
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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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If it weren't for your post we all would have missed this! I called a distributor in Ft. Lauderdale and they also agreed to accommodate me (usually deal with shops). New one on the way and I filled out paperwork for the warranty refund (they said it takes a month or two). Warranty replacement caught in the nick of time thanks to your post! $219.50 for the new gold plated dip stick! Well it should be gold plated at that price!
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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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I got mine after about a two week wait. I dealt with Natalie Porter who was quite lovely to deal with. As no good deed ever goes unpunished, here is her contact info:

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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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I also got mine within 2 weeks through Natalie.
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Talked to Natalie as well, she understood the requirement sent me what they needed and explained how I could get it moving quickly. Great customer service there at Air Power.

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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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Big Thanks Rich - this forum is great.
My dipstick is exchanged. Within 3 weeks I got it in Switzerland.
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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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After sending the wrong part (dipstick was too long to fit in the engine :scratch: ) I got the right dipstick. My mechanic is handling the paperwork, so I'm very happy. The new one is on top in the picture.
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Re: DA40-180 Oil Dipstick: Lycoming MSB 612

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Just got my new dipstick (thanks to Natalie -- arrived within 2-days). Fortunately, the mark I put on my old dipstick to indicate the sweet spot of minimum oil waste indicates close to the same amount of oil on both dipsticks (~ 5 qts.). It looks like more of a problem for anyone filling to a full 8 qts. on the old dipstick.
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