When i was refitting my manifold i managed to snap my dipstick tube, lucky i have a replacement. The only thing is i cant get the bottom off. Its snapped right at the bottom where it joins to the metal pipe any ideas how to get it off please..
Broken Dipstick Tube
- Thread starter stacey bear
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i struggled even with long nose pliars, it needs to go on a ramp im affraid easy then from underneath.
Ok sO I've managed to get the old dip stick tube off but I've dropped a little peice of plastic down into the sump. Will this be a sump off jobby?
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Depends how big it was. You should be OK but if it was me I'd drop the sump to get it our and clean the pick-up whilst you're there. When I replaced mine I was paranoid about this happening so I made sure I stuffed a rag in the hole before pulling the last bit out with pliers.
That's a good idea wish I'd thought of that. It was only about 5mm square. I took the sump off a few weeks back and cleaned out the pick up pipe but I'll prob do it again just to make sure but I need my car this weekend and have no free time to do it till the weekend after. Hope it's gonna be ok
