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How do you remove a MKII dipstick?
by
mtnbob
on 24 Oct, 2010 14:44
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Trying to strip my block down before I take it to the machine shop, and I can't figure out how to remove the dipstick. I thought they were just pressed in, with a gasket keeping it from leaking, but this one is being stubborn. Is their a way to do it without resorting to brute force
Thanks
Robert
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#1
by
rallydiesel
on 24 Oct, 2010 14:54
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It is pressed in. Just put a block of wood on the end and tap it out with a hammer.
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#2
by
Smokey Eddy
on 24 Oct, 2010 22:12
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Mine is bolted to the bottom of the injection bump but otherwise the same. Pull really really hard on it and it will come out.
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#3
by
mtnbob
on 25 Oct, 2010 15:26
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That is how my past ones have been, for some reason this one seems to be in pretty tight
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#4
by
rallydiesel
on 25 Oct, 2010 15:49
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Maybe the previous owner thought JB weld would make a good sealant
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#5
by
mtnbob
on 25 Oct, 2010 23:11
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My thoughts exactly
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#6
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 26 Oct, 2010 06:56
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im thinking hes been talking about the tube the whole time..
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#7
by
mtnbob
on 26 Oct, 2010 16:26
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Yes LOL the dipstick tube! Sorry for the error.
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#8
by
Smokey Eddy
on 27 Oct, 2010 01:04
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I knew what you meant
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#9
by
theman53
on 27 Oct, 2010 04:11
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Mine was in pretty good. It seemed I had to pull and almost straighten it the first little bit and then twist to get it out. Mine doesn't leak around the base though so I think it is a good thing.
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#10
by
truckinwagen
on 27 Oct, 2010 13:15
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I used a drift from inside the block to push it out.
-Owen
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#11
by
RajendirSharma
on 07 Dec, 2010 21:53
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I used a washer that fitted the bore of the dipstick tube from underneath (from the oil pan side) and pushed it up by hammering via a wooden stick. It is very difficult to get a dip stick tube. I have a new one that costed about $70. No junk yard had one. I have three of those tubes now; short one (block with 11mm headbolt), gas engine one, and a new one for 1985 block that accept 12mm bolt. Let me know if you wish to buy any of those. Send me an e-mail at
[email protected].
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#12
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 08 Dec, 2010 10:08
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I've made custom dipstick tubes from appropriately sized steel brake line.
Me too!
my 1.5 kept blowing the stock dip stick out of the block.. so i used a chunk of brake line, and like you, made my own. but i made it so that the dip stick actually threads onto the end of the tube..