My oil dipstick broke, and it is gone down the tube--out of sight. I have the handle velcro'd on, and i'm not having any oil blow out

so is the stick down in the oil pan causing any problem?
and how do i get it out?

 

I had that problem also, but luckly the stick was close to the top, so all I had to do was get some needle nose plyers to get it. Maybe you could get a strong magnet and follow the tube up, and the stick will come up, other then that, I would assume you'll have to take the tube off the block.

 

Long story about getting the truck smogged (1st year in CA)

but basically now I have to get the final smog inspection done by the state referee, and because they can't check the oil level, they won't smog the truck. In case it blows up when they are performing the test, they don't want to be responsible.

So now I can't get my registration tags till I fix the darn oil stick.

How much is involved in removing it off the block? I was going to change the oil anyways...

 

just had the same problem. disconected the tube down on the motor andpushed the stick back up. not a big job.

 

well if you have time for shipping genosgarage.com has new sticks really cheap.

 

had this prob with a 24v one time. the handle fell off of the stick on a test drive and we thot someone forgot to put it back in so after we cudnt find it we bought a new one and when we checked the oil level the old one came out with the new one

 

have a new stick on the way from Geno's...
would be nice if the old one would come out with the new one,
otherwise i will be disconnecting tube at the block

i forgot to check, but i bet there's a gasket or o ring or something at the block, if so i should have that on hand before disassembling...

 

there was no gasket on mine. just a friction fit of the tube to a what looked like and knurled fitting about an inch hight sticking out of the block. had a wire clamp holding the tube to the fitting.

 

got a replacement oil stick. Putting the new stick down the tube just pushed the old stick further in...
Found where the dipstick tube attached to the oil pan.
Sliding the hose clamp up wasn't too hard,
the challenge was pulling the tube upwards, off of the barb on the oilpan.
It was on pretty tight.
my hand wasn't strong enough, so it took a little while of tugging and wiggling with a pair of pliers before I got it off. (well, a lot of tugging)
Once the tube was off, I could easily thread the old dipstick out.
Putting the tube back onto the barb was easy too.
Like you said, no o rings or anything, just the hose clamp.
thanks to all

 

I had a broken plastic dipstick tube on my 2nd generation Cummins D2500. Mopar part # is 4761975. It’s just a semi-rigid black plastic tube and they want more than $55 at the “stealership” of course they didn’t even have it in stock. It gets cooked over the years wicking heat off the engine where it inserts into a barbed metal tube that is situated on the lower lip of the block just in front of the starter motor on the driver’s side. Then it’s brittle and the shaking of the engine can cause it to crack. Obviously the critical aspect to the dip stick tube is it’s precise length which dictates how far the dip stick itself will reach down into the oil pan to provide an accurate gage of the oil level. I simply used a pair of pliers to squeeze the spring clamp and slide it up the tube clear of the tip of the barb fitting that goes into the block then used a utility knife to score the plastic longitudinally along the length of the barbed fitting, then inserted a sharp chisel and twisted sideways to split the remnants of the tube and pull it free. Then I got my new plastic tube, (purchased online but still $30+) passed it through the original pathway over the injection pump and curving down behind the starter motor at the back of the engine compartment. Then I dunked the end in a pot of boiling water that I placed on a 2 gallon bucket under the truck. I waited a couple of minutes to allow the stiff plastic tube to expand and become more pliable, and then working quickly, with my wife pushing from above, we were able to force it all the way over and down the barbed fitting to bottom on the shoulder of the barbed block metal tube fitting. Not too much of a pain if you put the truck up on ramps. (Those heavy duty plastic ramps that most auto parts supply houses sell)

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