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Oil dipstick mystery
After any amount of driving, my oil dipstick has popped up from the check tube and is hanging sometimes an inch or two above the seated position. The last time it was out so far I could see the metal strip inside the tube. What gives? Does anyone elses do this?? Is my dipstick a jack-in-the-box? Im hoping this isnt from blow-by gasses from the cylinders Its only got 139K.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
Just one of those things with an SVX, try replacing the o ring.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
Mine does it too. I wrapped some teflon plumbing tape around the o-ring and it worked for a while but did it again after a couple of weeks. A new o-ring sounds like a good cure and cheap too. I got my power steering reservoir o-ring for 10˘.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
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Harvey.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
10 characters.
Last edited by essveeexxee; 10-19-2009 at 04:51 PM. |
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10 characters.
Last edited by essveeexxee; 10-19-2009 at 04:51 PM. |
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
What about when you have replaced the O-Ring and replaced the PCV valve and it continues to do it?
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
No the ECU can't tell.
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If you look at where the two breather pipes enter the box, it looks like they just go straight in, but they both go into a small passage that connects through a restriction to the PCV valve. These are where the engine flows the crank case pressure, under full throttle as the PCV valve is closed then. I would pull the air box off and clean out the breather passages. Harvey.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
Usually just replacing the O-ring does the trick. It may not be pressure build up, but just vibration that moves it up. After getting a new O-ring, it should stop doing that.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
that happend to my car when i bought it replaced the o ring like 10 months ago and havent had a prob since
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
I was just wondering about this today. This a regular Autozone part?
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
I would do the pcv anyhow. It can cause some weird ****.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
the pvc or the o ring?
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
I would replace them both. You could start with the o-ring.
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Re: Oil dipstick mystery
Even with a bad O ring the dipstick should not pop without internal pressure.
As per Harvey's #8 post. Treat the cause, not the symptom. Do the PCV valve. Clean the gunked up passages. Replace the O ring. No more problems. Joe
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