Dip Stick tube problem
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Dip Stick tube problem
I recently replaced the heads on my engine, but didn't touch the block. When all was finished and the truck was running again, I changed the oil and replaced it with the required amount per the specs (actually a little over since I also have a bypass filter installed). In trying to check the oil level the dipstick is now very hard to push in , and when I do manage to get it there, no oil appears on it at . Is it possible that somehow something has gotten in the way of it, so that the end is being deflected away from the oil reservoir?
The oil pressure read normal after the new oil was added, but now reads pretty low.
I'm wondering if I have a real problem, or just an annoyance with a balky dip stick.
The oil pressure read normal after the new oil was added, but now reads pretty low.
I'm wondering if I have a real problem, or just an annoyance with a balky dip stick.
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Vin Sumerlin,
Welcome to FTE and the IDI forum.
Is the dip stick tube still in the block?
It pulls right out.
If it is in the block, there is no place it can go except in the oil pan.
10 quarts of oil.
Welcome to FTE and the IDI forum.
Is the dip stick tube still in the block?
It pulls right out.
If it is in the block, there is no place it can go except in the oil pan.
10 quarts of oil.
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Thanks, guys.
I poured in 3 gallon containers, plus a quart of Lucas, making 13 quarts by my math. Should have been way up on the dip stick. And, yes, the stick does go into the block, although with great difficulty. Any other ideas?
I poured in 3 gallon containers, plus a quart of Lucas, making 13 quarts by my math. Should have been way up on the dip stick. And, yes, the stick does go into the block, although with great difficulty. Any other ideas?
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I'd say the tube came out and did not get back into the hole. When you put the dipstick it it's sliding down the outside of the block after working past the pan lip.
I can't think of anything internal that could get in the way like you describe.
I can't think of anything internal that could get in the way like you describe.
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I agree. I did this with mine once. If you crawl under the truck and look up with a good light, you will probably see the dipstick against the side of the oilpan. The tube can be tricky to get in.
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I appreciate all the advice, but I'm still stymied. I checked (again) from inside the wheel well and the tube does, indeed, enter the block in it's socket. And the stick does NOT, as far as I can tell, project out anywhere. One other clue, perhaps: when we removed the tube originally, it did not (I think) have an o-ring seal on it. Naturally we replaced it WITH an o-ring. After experiencing the problem, I unhooked the tube from the top anchor and wiggled it around to see if the stick would pop in any better---nope. No matter how much I moved the tube, the stick was stuck, as it were. I agree there shouldn't be anything interfering in the pan, but somethings not right, here.
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Where does your tube go when passing the exhaust manifold?
Mine is between the block and exhaust manifold between cylinders #3 and #4.
The dip stick has to be turned just right to go in, but if you hold it right it slides right in.
Any chance you pinched the tube when you reinstalled the exhaust manifold?
Mine is between the block and exhaust manifold between cylinders #3 and #4.
The dip stick has to be turned just right to go in, but if you hold it right it slides right in.
Any chance you pinched the tube when you reinstalled the exhaust manifold?
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Me too, and I coulda swore I put that plug back in. Almost had the last of 5 quarts in when I felt something on my boot...
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Are you trying to install the dipstic with the handle curl facing out or in........... the correct way is with the handle curl facing in to the engine.......... If the dipstick tube is not down far enough into the block the dipstic tip may be deflecting and not entering the the guide in the block and the pan.
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