[dan.oneufer]

I now consider myself doubly lucky!

Just last week I drew oil up through the dipstick tube using a Mity-vac. I almost changed my mind when halfway down I felt an obstruction. So I trimmed the end of the collection tube to match the shape of the end of the dipstick...and with a twist, it went nicely past where it had hit something before.

The good news is that I got away with it. The other good news is that the oil analysis was all good.

I'm smart enough to heed the advice of the experienced, so I don't think I'll do this again!