500 miles from home Dipstick tube broke

Title says it all, I am 500 miles from home, and went to check oil after the drive, Dipstick tube is broken, I don’t know when but I suspect when I put the engine cover back on before the trip. I got tired of tripping over the engine cover and reinstalled it yesterday before my trip. Dont look like a mess yet, but it has to make one? Any fixes on the roadside? Where can I get a replacement. I’m in San Diego now, but from central Cali.

You will loose oil from it. It will make a mess of your engine compartment. This happened to me. I got a crappy off brand reman. Had to install it in a weird way to make it stay and not continue to spit oil. I would try to find a dealer that has one in stock. Or maybe other members have better oe makers.

Edit: when you replace it just be mindful of the inner tube pieces that go into the oil pan. Wouldn’t want to get any plastic down there.

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Go to dinner. Have some wine. Save the cork. Stick the cork where the dipstick goes. That will get you home.

How do they come out

They almost have to break to get off. You can get out unbroken with longer wider flat screw driver from the underside.

But ya, cork it, put a metal chair leg protector on there, or what ever fits. Don't do duct tape though. Oil melts the tape.

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Buy a chunk of silicone hose that slips over whatever is left, cut it to length and then you don't even need to fix it again later.

IndigoBlueWagon said:

Go to dinner. Have some wine. Save the cork. Stick the cork where the dipstick goes. That will get you home.

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Good one, Two bottles though, in case you fumble the first cork

I had this issue, this is what I did. I went to autozone (or wherever) and bought this https://www.autozone.com/cooling-he...bypass-cap/help-cooling-bypass-cap/426020_0_0 . Then I removed the plastic tube and capped the hole. It was like $5 and kept the oil inside the engine.

Most NAPA's have them for $10 or so. You will need a curved pick to get the old one out and the new one should snap back in. Easy fix.

Got to love prime, new one next day 8.00

Thanks for all the advice, I superglued it back together, to get back to the hotel. Had superglue in glove box.