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16th July 2016, 08:47
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L-plater
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Stoke On Trent
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Plastic Dip Stick End Broken Off?
Checked the oil this morning before taking the mrs to work, as put the dipstick back in i heard a click...the plastic end in the dipstick has broken off. What do you suggest, just leave it in there or is it a take the sump off job?
Thanks
Rob 
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16th July 2016, 10:42
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wolverhampton
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Car(s): 106 xsi 16v, Fiesta Tdci
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Is there any plastic left to put a screw into it ? To then make it easier to retrieve
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16th July 2016, 10:58
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L-plater
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Stoke On Trent
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Its the oil end that has broken off, i dont know if the bit of plastic has gone down in the sump. I think it should be o.k. to use it, will have to get a new dipstick. Will drop the sump off in a couple of weeks...silly design, looks like the plastic has gone brittle.
Rob
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16th July 2016, 11:13
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L-plater
Join Date: Feb 2016
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Its the oil end that has broken off, i dont know if the bit of plastic has gone down in the sump. I think it should be o.k. to use it, will have to get a new dipstick. Will drop the sump off in a couple of weeks...silly design, looks like the plastic has gone brittle.
Rob
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16th July 2016, 13:03
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It's going to jam in a big end and spin a bearing
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18th July 2016, 02:02
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Best off whipping your sump off and looking for the part.
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