dipstick not in the block?

BlackVert

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what would happen if the dipstick tube was not in its hole in the block?

 

94-302-vert

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You could be losing oil as you are driving, conamination can get into your oil, or basically nothing...

 

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Oil could leak out the hole or dirt could enter the hole spoiling the oil.

 

95CobraMike

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im with them....and youd have a low oil reading

 

TheDamned

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bad...

 

BlackVert

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mine has been loose for a while now, so i asked a guy at a nearby gas station to look at it this morning.

i think the guy at the gas station pulled it out today when i asked him to look at it, but i can't prove it. immediately upon leaving, i started getting lots of smoke under the hood from oil getting on the hot headers. it was definately not like that before. nor was it like that 3 months ago when the oil was changed (by someone else)

the guy at the gas station says it was never in there, that had only 2 quarts of oil when he drained it for the oil change, and that it will cost $250 to fix it.

:Total-CP:

i'm not driving it home today, that is for sure. i'll take the subway, and i'm not taking it back to that shop again.

 

95CobraMike

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$250 to fix?!?! thats BS... jack your car up, ram that tube back in the hole in the block, bolt the dipstick tube back to the headers, put some Silicone around the base of the tube, lower your car back down and drive away keep your $250

 

95CobraMike

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oh i just re-read your post.... good idea dont go back there....

 

urban96

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you can get a new dipstick for $30-50 and their super easy to install, slide it into the hole then mount it on a header bolt

can be done in less then an hour

 

BlueOvalStangGT

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Word, mine doesnt even stay in there....

 

BlackVert

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what an a$$hole. the more i think about it the more i wish i was in the mafia or something. those bastards need to be taught a lesson.

the car is sitting in the middle of my parking lot at work right now

i'm going to the dealer tomorrow to get a new tube. i'll take my jack and blocks and shove it in in the parking lot.

anything to worry about if i have equal length headers?

i think that the guy who installed the headers messed up the tube during the install ... before i bought the car.

 

BlackVert

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BlueOvalStangGT said:

Word, mine doesnt even stay in there....

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doesn't the oil come out all over the place?

 

urban96

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FMS-M-6750-C303 <-ford chrome dipstick that fits better with aftermarket headers

LOK-ED5004 <-lokar flexible

(^summit part numbers BTW)

as a temp fix so you can drive it you can stick something in the hole, maybe a rolled up piece of duct tape but make sure it dosent fall into the hole, would be a bitch to get out

 

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You can get a cheap shorter chrome one for a Ford 302 at AutoZone for about $7 that works fine with longtubes.

I have a Lokar flexible one though ($40), but kinda wish I had saved some money and just got the cheapy one. It does just as good

 

BlackVert

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Starman said:

You can get a cheap shorter chrome one for a Ford 302 at AutoZone for about $7 that works fine with longtubes.

I have a Lokar flexible one though ($40), but kinda wish I had saved some money and just got the cheapy one. It does just as good

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if it is shorter, then won't the dipstick go in farther, making you think you have more than you really have?

 

Rootus

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BlackVert said:

if it is shorter, then won't the dipstick go in farther, making you think you have more than you really have?

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It should come with both the tube and the dipstick, so they match each other.

 

BlackVert

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Rootus said:

It should come with both the tube and the dipstick, so they match each other.

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DOH! Of course! Geez, that BlackVert is an idiot, isn't he?

Thanks

 

SN95StangMan

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I had the problem with the dipstick not staying in its hole after my header install. Eventually I bought one of those Lokar flexible ones and it works great.

 

BlackVert

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10/20 update:

the mother f$cker had told me that it was the wrong tube and that it didn't fit. after i said, "don't worry about it, i'll take care of it myself," they must have cut the tube in half, because it was in 2 pieces in the bag in the car, and the dipstick had also been broken.

so i brought in my blocks today, put the car up at lunch, and looked around. i found where the tube goes in and sure enough, the bottom part it fits exactly like it should.

pics of my hack job to come ...

 

urban96

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if you just need to drive/move tje car i would stick the bottom part in and seal off the top so no oil escapes and park it untill you get your new tube


FYI im running the lokar flexible with my BBK shorties and like it