Taking off the dipstick tube and it is stuck. mounting bracket was removed and it will not budge no matter how much force I muster.. I'm hoping I'm missing something...
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Taking off the dipstick tube and it is stuck. mounting bracket was removed and it will not budge no matter how much force I muster.. I'm hoping I'm missing something...
On the GTP it's just held on with one bolt on the block and an o-ring at the pan. It's in there pretty good though. Hit the pan end with some PB blaster and give it a twist.
May be different on the GXP.
It's definitely just the one bolt. I'm going to cut it in half so I can at least take the exhaust manifold off (was going to do this anyway) and thread in a bolt and try to twist it out... It's really stuck in there.
There is a o-ring on the tube in the middle and that along with it being about 1in longer past the o-ring and slightly curved going into the block is why they are hard to remove. For sure if they have never been removed before.
I would spray some lube/pb blaster down there by the entry point and see if you can see the lip on the bottom of the diptstick. Sometimes you can get a little flat blade screw driver in there to help pry it up.
I'll give that a shot first. It looks like it has scooted upwards a little bit so I may be able to get a screwdriver in there. Thanks for the tips!
Changing my coolant turned into a disaster with a crack radiator. It must have been pretty brittle but it has been new issue after new issue since..![]()
Run the car for 10 min take out the 15mm bolt and gently twist left to right while pulling. Pull the oil fill off as well.
I was able to get it out... I initially was able to pull out the dip stick tube, or so I thought. I later learned that the 3 inch end of the tube was still stuck in the block, flush to the block. At this point hope was given up and I thought I was done for.. But, after some digging I learned it still could be saved.
I soaked the remaining portion/block entry point in WD40 and Seafoam for 2 nights. Then I used different sized lag bolts to thread into the remaining piece. After 2 hours of knuckle smashing, lots of profanity, and a little muscle, it eventually came out and saved me from having to remove the motor.. hallelujah![]()
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