andrew-theasby
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 03:58 PM |
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Unbelievable
Just dipped the oil on my girlfriends car (citroen c3) and the plastic bit on the end of the dipstick snapped off in the engine  is it worth
taking the sump off or will it be ok just leaving it?
Thanks
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blakep82
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:00 PM |
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i should think the dipstick itself will drop too far in, so its probably ok. i wouldn't like it though.
how old is the car? ie, under warranty?
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:01 PM |
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Its an 03
No warranty
Thanks
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iscmatt
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:02 PM |
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this happened to my sisters audi, just bought a new dipstick for a fiver and forgot about it. no problems so far!
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:04 PM |
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Hoped someone would say that. Its a totally unneccessary design isn't it!
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adithorp
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:31 PM |
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Leave it in there.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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StevieB
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:32 PM |
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Could always try draining the oil in the hope that it slips out of the drain plug.
It'll be alright right up to the point when it finds it's way into somewhere it should be...
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blakep82
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:34 PM |
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how far has it dropped down the tube?
i've got this little thing i found, its the size of a pen, but extends like a car ariel, and its got a little tiny magnet on the end. if you can
find one you might be able to fish it back out the tube?
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MikeR
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 04:42 PM |
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but the bit is plastic, maybe one of those claw things.... might work.
depending on the size, i'd try draining the oil first if you really wanted to get it out.
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Phil.J
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 05:08 PM |
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Leave it where it is, it's not going to get past the oil strainer so its very unlikely to be of concern. If it flushes out with the next oil
change then that will just be a bonus.
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blakep82
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 05:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
but the bit is plastic, maybe one of those claw things.... might work.
depending on the size, i'd try draining the oil first if you really wanted to get it out.
ah, he said the plastic bit broke off the dip stick, the dip stick would still be metal. i don't think i've seen a plastic one
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prawnabie
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 06:01 PM |
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All renaults 1998 onwards have plastic dipsticls - and usually break - very common. Usually find that the old dipstick will come out when you push in
and pull out the new one. if not then the sump comes off.
TBH if it was mine id leave it there
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 07:16 PM |
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Thanks, think ill do an oil change pretty soon and hope it comes out then. The dipstick went all the way in, so i presume its in the sump rather than
the tube
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 08:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
All renaults 1998 onwards have plastic dipsticls - and usually break - very common. Usually find that the old dipstick will come out when you push in
and pull out the new one. if not then the sump comes off.
TBH if it was mine id leave it there
See now this is a good one - "common problem" why don't they bloody fix it if they know it happens all the time?
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 09:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
he said the plastic bit broke off the dip stick, the dip stick would still be metal. i don't think i've seen a plastic one
The plastic tip at the end of the dipstick has broken of inside the engine, at least that's how I interpret it. Unlikely to cause any problems
to be honest.
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blakep82
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 09:28 PM |
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i thought plastic handle, leaving the actual dipstick itelf in there 
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 4/7/09 at 10:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i thought plastic handle, leaving the actual dipstick itelf in there
I see how you misunderstood now, no its the bit that has the max/min on it. Absolutely no need for it to be plastic, the rest of it isnt.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 5/7/09 at 08:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
All renaults 1998 onwards have plastic dipsticls
Not true. We have a 2000 kangoo and the dipstick is all metal except the handle.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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l0rd
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| posted on 5/7/09 at 08:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
All renaults 1998 onwards have plastic dipsticls
Not true. We have a 2000 kangoo and the dipstick is all metal except the handle.
Same here on my Laguna 2000
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