88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 I was checking the oil on the LTZ and the fucking little piece that it attached to the handle (round thing that goes around dipstick, yellow in color, decided to seperate from the dipstick and in now stuck in the top of the tube and the dipstick is out. I tried tweezers, it won't get it.. HELP! Quote
gp90se Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 mines been broken off for years now, ill get it out one day. Take a hot drywall screw and a pair of pliers, the screw will melt into the plastic as you turn it in, allow it to cool and out it comes. if the handle has a clean break, you can epoxy it back together and remove it Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 I can't get it out of the hole.. I tried and it slid down a bit.. What am I supposed to do? Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 Here's a pic.. I'm afraid it's gonna fall into the oil pan and I can't get the dipstick back in.. Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 Anybody? It's gonna be dark soon and the dipstick wont go back in the tube with this in the way! Quote
gp90se Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 long 5/16" bolt, epoxy on the end Let it cure, remove Quote
ManicMechanic Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Do you have a long wood screw that you can turn into the plastic without pushing it down further and then pull it out screw and all with pliers? Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 No.. If I put much force it moves down.. Also, this plastic shit is like shaving off when I try to get at it.. I tried hooking it with a bent paperclip through the hold and tweezers and it's just making pieces come off.. Quote
ManicMechanic Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 I guess try the epoxy...Just make sure you don't get it on the tube or it won't come out. Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 I guess try the epoxy...Just make sure you don't get it on the tube or it won't come out. Well, now if I touch it at all it just goes farther down, so it looks like I'm pretty much fucked.. damn it. Quote
wildbill Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Why don't you just take the whole dipstick tube out and push it all the way through? Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 Why don't you just take the whole dipstick tube out and push it all the way through? How do you do that? Quote
wildbill Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Look where the dipstick tube meets the block. There is a bolt holding the dipstick tube in place. Remove the bolt, pull the tube out. The bolt may be one of the exhaust manifold bolts. Quote
gp90se Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 I didnt suggest removing the tube since a lot of the time they will break on removal or bend on reinstall, just a heads up Quote
IRONDOG442 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 I had this happen to me on the L36 in the black Intrigue my dad just used a wood screw and threaded it through the hole and pulled it right out GOOD LUCK !!! Quote
ron350 Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 88red4cyl Have you tried a vacuum cleaner yet? Quote
Brian P Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 88red4cyl Have you tried a vacuum cleaner yet? x2 on vacuum! Quote
Andrew Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 weird. mine broke like that but towards the end of my dipstick there is a 's' like bend. so when i pulled the dipstick the 's' bend pulled the little piece with it. Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Posted February 3, 2008 weird. mine broke like that but towards the end of my dipstick there is a 's' like bend. so when i pulled the dipstick the 's' bend pulled the little piece with it. Mine has that bend too. The piece is just wedged in there so tight that the whole dipstick pulled right through it.Is the dealership the only place to get another dipstick? I tired Autozone and O'Reilly's, but they said they can't get them and only carry a universal dipstick.. i will try the vacuum tomorrow but i only have a regular vacuum, not a shop vac, is that going to be a problem? Quote
rockfangd Posted February 3, 2008 Report Posted February 3, 2008 junk yard for replacement. regular vacumn may work. If the plastic falls in the pan it should be ok Quote
88red4cyl Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Posted February 4, 2008 What are those? I tried my wifes smallest crochet hook (like 1.3 mm), and it wouldn't go all the way through the piece (top hole is bigger because I've scraped pieces off messing with it, but the bottom hole is too small).. So would my best option be to push it into the oil pan and then just change the oil? Quote
wildbill Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 Do you think it will fit out the hole in the pan? I don't know I wouldn't risk it. Just get the right tool for the job or take it off, turn it upside down and push it out. If you bend it then just bend it back or get a new one. I have replaced many oil and tranny dipstick tubes and have never bent one. Quote
rockfangd Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 nor have i i have replaced many tubes Quote
slick Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 Those are pick tools. Hell... last time I was at Walmart, they had the Stanley brand for $3. Otherwise, you can get a set from Sears, or if you get the Snap On/Mac/Matco, they have short and long pick tools. I have a set of Mac, a set of Craftsman, and a set of Stanley. I use and break them so much that they are worth it. Quote
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