 |
08-05-2010, 04:43 PM
|
#1
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Blackwood/Laurel Springs
Posts: 518
|
HELP! Dip stick snapped
The end of my dipstick somehow snapped off the rest of it and is now in my oil pan, I just noticed this god knows how long its been like that. I know im gonna have to drain the oil, and more than likely drop my pan. I can drop the pan without touching the trans right? I cant remember if I have to or not.
__________________
2001 Trans Am WS6 6 speed - forged 6.0 with a stock cam and a rough idle
1994 Trans Am GT 6 speed - (sold)
1987 Camaro Iroc-Z - flintstone car(sold)
1992 Camaro RS - slow 305 6 speed (sold)
Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2you
What is a opti?
|
|
|
|
|
08-05-2010, 04:48 PM
|
#2
|
|
Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 12,573
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by spina74
The end of my dipstick somehow snapped off the rest of it and is now in my oil pan, I just noticed this god knows how long its been like that. I know im gonna have to drain the oil, and more than likely drop my pan. I can drop the pan without touching the trans right? I cant remember if I have to or not.
|
Snapped off flush with the block? Or the stick itself?
|
|
|
|
|
08-05-2010, 04:50 PM
|
#3
|
|
Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,938
|
Pan removal with an M6 car is not possible with engine in car.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkEvil
repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
|
|
|
|
|
|
08-05-2010, 05:08 PM
|
#4
|
|
11 second club / Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
Posts: 7,148
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by LTs1ow
Pan removal with an M6 car is not possible with engine in car.
|
wanna bet?
__________________
2001 Trans Am WS6 •SLP Loudmouth II •UMI Suspension •12.857 @ 109.57
1996 Trans Am WS6 •Pacesetter Longtubes •Strange 12 Bolt •Spohn Suspension •11.152 @ 123.85
|
|
|
|
|
08-05-2010, 06:02 PM
|
#5
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Blackwood/Laurel Springs
Posts: 518
|
the stick itself, i dont need to remove the pan fully, just enough to stick my small little hand in there...im hoping it floats to the drain hole so i can just hook it and yank it out
__________________
2001 Trans Am WS6 6 speed - forged 6.0 with a stock cam and a rough idle
1994 Trans Am GT 6 speed - (sold)
1987 Camaro Iroc-Z - flintstone car(sold)
1992 Camaro RS - slow 305 6 speed (sold)
Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2you
What is a opti?
|
|
|
|
|
|
08-05-2010, 09:11 PM
|
#6
|
|
Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
Posts: 12,573
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by spina74
the stick itself, i dont need to remove the pan fully, just enough to stick my small little hand in there...im hoping it floats to the drain hole so i can just hook it and yank it out
|
Maybe you can draw it out with a strong magnet...
|
|
|
|
|
08-05-2010, 09:59 PM
|
#7
|
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Posts: 168
|
/\ what he said... i did it in an F-150 but it was broke about half way down
|
|
|
|
|
08-06-2010, 06:06 AM
|
#8
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Columbia
Posts: 928
|
Would a vacuum hose slid down the tube work? Only thing that I can think of without opening the pan.
__________________
Praise the Lowered
67' Camaro - Worked 327, Hotchkis TVS suspension, 4 wheel cross drilled discs, AM radio FTL
05' Silverado - Stock, stock, and stock.
|
|
|
|
|
08-06-2010, 11:34 AM
|
#9
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
Posts: 13,598
|
Did this on my 72. Gotta drop the pan. Its heavy and will slowly start to sink to the sump. You could possibly get it through the train. The magnet might work if the pan is aluminum. If not...you better have a strong magnet.
__________________
2/20/2013: They Day the ****s Stopped
|
|
|
|
|
08-06-2010, 05:52 PM
|
#10
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Blackwood/Laurel Springs
Posts: 518
|
oook so I pulled the oil pan down as far as I can, and put a magnet back in the pan and pulled out 3 pieces of my dipstick. The 3 peices equal out to the twisted end, 4 holes, and the wording operating level. From looking at a picture on a GM site it appears that the dipstick only has 4 holes, so I believe those are all the pieces since they match up. Does anyone know by a definate how many holes are on the dipstick?
__________________
2001 Trans Am WS6 6 speed - forged 6.0 with a stock cam and a rough idle
1994 Trans Am GT 6 speed - (sold)
1987 Camaro Iroc-Z - flintstone car(sold)
1992 Camaro RS - slow 305 6 speed (sold)
Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2you
What is a opti?
|
|
|
|
|
|
08-07-2010, 05:22 PM
|
#11
|
|
Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 22,476
|
I wanna know how you managed to break the dipstick?
- Justin
__________________
1999 Camry - Beigemobile DD
2002 Suburban - Wife's DD
2004 Grand Cherokee - Not running / Project / Selling?
|
|
|
|
|
08-07-2010, 07:42 PM
|
#12
|
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 3,530
|
I think it hit the crank....
|
|
|
|
|
08-07-2010, 09:11 PM
|
#13
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Blackwood/Laurel Springs
Posts: 518
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2you
I think it hit the crank....
|
I concur
__________________
2001 Trans Am WS6 6 speed - forged 6.0 with a stock cam and a rough idle
1994 Trans Am GT 6 speed - (sold)
1987 Camaro Iroc-Z - flintstone car(sold)
1992 Camaro RS - slow 305 6 speed (sold)
Quote:
Originally Posted by camaro2you
What is a opti?
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
