Overall review of the eBay w211 dipstick
I have a 2005 e55 with bolt on mods + headers, I had the oil changed <100 miles ago with 9 quarts liquimoly 5w-40 , I used the $15 eBay dipstick to measure oil on my car after i drove it for about 45 mins and let it sat for about 8 mins ( flat surface in my garage) prior to this the car sat for 2.5 weeks while I was on holiday this was my readings

AFTER DRIVING-
First read - 130
2nd read- 140
3rd read -110

Now this alarmed be a bit so I checked through the cluster which said ok, and while the car was running it said 6.3 quarts which I know is normal

I yet again checked the next morning when the car was dead cold with the dipstick

First read- 110
2nd read- 140
3rd read- 160

This is my personal findings and I don’t know how reliable the eBay sticks are! I know it does hang maybe 5 inches off the top whilst fully in!

I bought mine on Amazon and have found the car takes a ton of time to get all the oil down into the pan. My measurements show fullest after an hour or more of sitting.

The dipstick does have a ave a few inches out of the dipstick tube when inserted fully so I think that’s normal.

ur right, they do hang out but the question is how much is it supposed to hang! And yeah, I’m just not sure how accurate it is tho, Bc sometimes it reads more accurate than other times

yeah bro I usually just use the cluster too bro, that dipstick is unpredictable imo