What do the colours mean

cornish rattler · Mar 18, 2015

Hi guys

I have been meaning to ask this question for some time but keep forgetting but why are some oil filler caps / dip stick handle's sometimes green and some are yellow on 200tdi engines is there a reason to have two different colours

zeaphod · Mar 18, 2015

I think the colour was standardised at some stage for UK cars. Many Fords/Vauxhalls use yellow for the oil filler.

Ian46 · Mar 18, 2015

It's so Mr Magoo can see them

lynall · Mar 18, 2015

Green is not very common on the 200, yellow is the main colour.
I cannot remember the last time I saw a green oil cap.

Thor1950 · Mar 18, 2015

zeaphod said:
I think the colour was standardised at some stage for UK cars. Many Fords/Vauxhalls use yellow for the oil filler.

Is same here and has been for donkey ages. oil dip yellow and trans is red I believe.

mikescuba · Mar 18, 2015

lynall said:
Green is not very common on the 200, yellow is the main colour.
I cannot remember the last time I saw a green oil cap.

mine is a green one

harry2012 · Mar 18, 2015

It's all grey on my 1992 factory 200tdi!

The dipstick and cap are orange on our 2012 VW Beetle.

Dippypud · Mar 18, 2015

If you buy new replacements they come in the new colours ...

cornish rattler · Mar 20, 2015

Cheer's lads its just that i have been looking on ebay at a few 200's and noticed some but not all are green and just wondered

What do the colours mean

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