back pressure... dipstick popped out!!!

[Blick]

got 2 work thismorin and found a trail of oil up the drive leading 2 my car, popped the bonnet and found my dipstick had shot up.... oil all over the place

what the main causes of this?? could 1 of my breathers be blocked etc:!? 1st time its ever happened 2day

limped it home under 3k and it stayed in position.

[Brigsy]

Probably just loose dipstick if its running alright.

Either carefully crimp the top of the dipstick tube, bend the dipstick in a zig zag or fit tight o-rings to the plastic bit of dip stick. Usually sorts it

If the engine is running poor & the engine is breathing heavy causing it to pop out, expect worn rings, cracked ring landing etc.

[Blick]

Probably just loose dipstick if its running alright.

Either carefully crimp the top of the dipstick tube, bend the dipstick in a zig zag or fit tight o-rings to the plastic bit of dip stick. Usually sorts it

If the engine is running poor & the engine is breathing heavy causing it to pop out, expect worn rings, cracked ring landing etc.

nahh she runs sound!!! funny how it just happened 2day like.... hopefully its just that then.

2b honest its not the tightest of fits.......

[Brigsy]

Tighten up the dipstick & jobs a gooden

Happened to me many years ago, covered my nicely cleaned engine bay in oil

[Blick]

Tighten up the dipstick & jobs a gooden

Happened to me many years ago, covered my nicely cleaned engine bay in oil

i know man i was gutted!!! just serviced my carb and cleaned that up.... new actuator etc etc!!! now its bloody filthy and i want2 cry

[Adey aka Ewok]

happend to me last week as i was doing some errrm testing lol, burst into flames when it all went over the turbo, proper shat me up, luckily i carry a big bottle of water with me in the 5 crimped the dipstick pipe and all seems well, tho i think i may have left it out in the first place

[clee]

The GTA always throws oil out the tube on hard right handers dumping oil on the manifold wrapping and ....I've taken to plugging the tube up and only put the stick in to check level .

[Adey aka Ewok]

seems like a good idea act buddy, what do you use to block it?

[clee]

6" length rubber tube honeymoon fit over the dip tube with a bolt jubilee clipped in the end Hey it works

[Blick]

cheers guys!!! dont sound 2 major then..... always expect the worst!
just b4 i got2 work i had2 do a stealth overtake of 2 cars and a tractor...... think the dipstick had enough and thought he`d pack his bags and f*** off!!!!!!

[Adey aka Ewok]

sounds good lol, ive now got a tendancy to keep checking its there, over paranoid about it, if its not there i cant worry lol

[Blick]

happend to me last week as i was doing some errrm testing lol, burst into flames when it all went over the turbo, proper shat me up, luckily i carry a big bottle of water with me in the 5 crimped the dipstick pipe and all seems well, tho i think i may have left it out in the first place

Fire Extinguisher on dash and a bottle of water behind my seat also adey.... you just never know with these little cars.....

[The new Bill J]

sounds good lol, ive now got a tendancy to keep checking its there, over paranoid about it, if its not there i cant worry lol

You're asking for it!

[RICHIE]

fire extingisher all the way opening the bonnet to poor water on it is looking for trouble

[Adey aka Ewok]

You're asking for it!

lol bill your so funny lol lol pmsl lol

[Ricardo]

Back in the day with the A series mini engines the dipsticks were fairly loose so we used a spring to hold it down in place

[Maka]

i had this once firing up the strip at pod, had the dipstick poking out of the bonnets' vents
the master got the plyers out i believe and crushed the metal tube ends to keep the dipstick in place.

worked a treat

[Blick]

i had this once firing up the strip at pod, had the dipstick poking out of the bonnets' vents
the master got the plyers out i believe and crushed the metal tube ends to keep the dipstick in place.

worked a treat

i`ll try that.... that actuator arm come yet mate??

[Maka]

i`ll try that.... that actuator arm come yet mate??

not arrived yet fella.

will drop you a pm when it gets here.

thanks

[Blick]

not arrived yet fella.

will drop you a pm when it gets here.

thanks

thought it may have been there by now.... ******* royal mail!!