broken oil dipstick tube!
11-18-2010, 07:53 PM
#1
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broken oil dipstick tube!
i need help i instald some bbk shorty headers and my dip stick tube broke!! how am i gonna get it out? and also after i installd the headers my car is making a wierd sound maybe because its leaking from the headers to the exhaust? any help would be great!
11-18-2010, 10:37 PM
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Yes now I'm using some plastic bolt to keep it from leaking temorary. Any idea in taking it out? And also how about the headers now that I installd them it's making a weird noise like if it's leaking it's tone. Any idea thanks.
Last edited by 1986Gutierrez; 11-18-2010 at 10:41 PM.
11-19-2010, 10:37 PM
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Out of all the forums I visit, this is the 4th time I've seen someone with this problem....
and each time I give the solution, each person tried all the other suggestions that were given that didn't work and only after finding out the hard way, did they finally try MY idea.... and it always works and it literally takes less that a minute.
So I'll tell you the big trick only if you promise to try it FIRST.
Get a simple paint can opener and working from underneath, stick it inside the piece of tube that is in the block and hook the bottom edge with the opener and simply pull it out.
No need to pull the header, there is plenty of room.
and each time I give the solution, each person tried all the other suggestions that were given that didn't work and only after finding out the hard way, did they finally try MY idea.... and it always works and it literally takes less that a minute.
So I'll tell you the big trick only if you promise to try it FIRST.
Get a simple paint can opener and working from underneath, stick it inside the piece of tube that is in the block and hook the bottom edge with the opener and simply pull it out.
No need to pull the header, there is plenty of room.
11-19-2010, 11:37 PM
#7
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thank u so much i will try it as soon as i get a new oil dip stick tube man u guys are very helpfull!! oh and also now that my headers are on its making a wierd noise like if its leaking its noise out and i rememberd when i installd the header on the passanger side to the exahust the 2 bolts that hook up well the top one was really hard to get to because of the plug in that hooks up to the exhaust was in the way, do u think thats were the noise is coming from?
04-09-2011, 01:47 AM
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allright so im back after months , so i tryed tons of times using the paint can opener and it still wont come out at all! is there anything i can put maybe some type of lube or somthing so it comes right out? that sucker is stuck!
