Dipstick coming out

[chicagojeff]

Anyone got a good solution for a dipstick that keeps coming out? Whether I put it in "correctly", or 180 degrees around, it still manages to get loose after a little bit. I haven't been able to come up with a good way to make it a little tighter. Ideas? Thanks. Jeff Still in Arctic Chicago When Will It Ever End, For Pete's Sake it is March

[oldelanman]

Hi Jeff,
If you do a search under dipstick there has been quite a bit of discussion on this topic. Various solutions including using a spring or an HT lead rubber sleeve which also helps to prevent oil mist creeping up the tube.
Regards,

[bcmc33]

I've done both in an attempt to reduce the oil leakage. Difficult to get access to photograph, but these shoild show what I did.

[512BB]

Bend it like Beckham! Surely all you need to do is put a SLIGHT curve in the stick somewhere toward the bottom, to make it a push fit in the tube.

Leslie

[nebogipfel]

I use an HT lead sleeve on mine, just to keep the area cleaner.

It looks neat and works very well

[pamitchell]

I concur w. John. A plug boot on the oil tube works well to control oil loss.
I also measured the tube height on the block to confirm it was in spec.When I filled the sump and filter to the
stated capacity, the dipstick read half full after a brief run up. I now use this level as Full. I was overfilling the sump before.

[Old English White]

Hi ,
The dipstik area is often a problem , so I have ...
Even having it bend , it move up ... after a while .
On racers , I have seen many similar solutions like Brian 's pictures .
Some others add fluo paint on the spring , just in case of ...
This is still on my too long "to do" list.
Christian.

[chicagojeff]

thanks all...i probably will use both suggested methods. phil is right about checking spec...when i rebuilt, found out that the BOTTOM of the fill level was actually full up....BEWARE!

[Lincoln62]

My Elan had the wrong dipstick when I bought it. I just ground the old marks off, filled it to level, marked it and filed some new marks.

Peter
66S2

[bcmc33]

The correct dipstick has the part number embossed on the blade. 105E-6752B.

There has however, been some debate in the past regarding the dipstick tube length which needs to be correct for the dipstick to be meaningful. FWIW, I have no idea if it is correct, but the length of the tube in my engine is 71.3mm (2.13/16") from the point where it fits into the block.