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Originally Posted by Lew
I wrapped a piece of electrical tape around the clear tubing based on the measurement of the dip stick. Also the engine was cold. Should not get hung up on anything I would think. However thanks for your alert! Would you comment on the reason cars have been flat bedded to the shop because of a dip stick tube. Thanks!
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The plastic hose used to suck the oil out was inserted down the dipstick tube, but became entangled in the various air/oil separator's and baffles in the sump and could not be pulled back out. This prevented the dipstick from being reinstalled either because the hose was hanging out in the rear trunk, or had broken off, blocking the dipstick. Result was a couple of hours of shop time, plus the price of flat bedding the cars to the shop, all because someone tried to save some time/effort. Like I said earlier, bad idea.............
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