My dipstick tube was cracked at the mounting bracket. I figured it would be a straightforward project. Pull the old one out and push the new one in, right? Ordered the factory replacement.
Old tube would not budge. Took 3 to 4 hours to remove. Figured that was at least the hard part. Nope. New tube is impossible to get down to the block.
I ended up trying to create my own temporary flexible tube but that didn't work. Probably would have just melted anyway because the dipstick tube practically touches the exhaust manifold.
After spending most of the weekend on this I figured I'd at least be able to pretty easily plug the hole by cutting and capping the end of the new dipstick to buy time. Wrong! Wouldn't seat like the old one. I was at least able to get the O ring down enough to hopefully keep oil in and everything else out.
Some other threads mention Lokar flexible dipstick tubes but they don't seem to make something for the 6.2. Could someone please share their experience or advice? Which Lokar product? Are there any flexible dipstick tubes made for the 6.2? How did you get the new tube seated to the block?
I recently replaced the molded lead frame in the transmission and that was a piece of cake compared to this.
Old tube would not budge. Took 3 to 4 hours to remove. Figured that was at least the hard part. Nope. New tube is impossible to get down to the block.
I ended up trying to create my own temporary flexible tube but that didn't work. Probably would have just melted anyway because the dipstick tube practically touches the exhaust manifold.
After spending most of the weekend on this I figured I'd at least be able to pretty easily plug the hole by cutting and capping the end of the new dipstick to buy time. Wrong! Wouldn't seat like the old one. I was at least able to get the O ring down enough to hopefully keep oil in and everything else out.
Some other threads mention Lokar flexible dipstick tubes but they don't seem to make something for the 6.2. Could someone please share their experience or advice? Which Lokar product? Are there any flexible dipstick tubes made for the 6.2? How did you get the new tube seated to the block?
I recently replaced the molded lead frame in the transmission and that was a piece of cake compared to this.