Dipstick guide help needed

[ShauniiBoii]

hey just bought a new dipstick guide as mine was broken where should it sit does anyone have pics? as im pushing and pushing but cant get it down far and for some reason dipstick isnt going all the way in, can someone show me a pic of where you guide sits. cheers.

if engines make a difference then mines a 1998 5speed turbo.

Thanks

[ShauniiBoii]

this height look about right?







everything seems to line up correctly and a worrying thing just had oil changed (broken guide) oil level sat fine, now nothing shows up on dipstick.... had 2l of oil lying around ended up putting it all in and still nothing!! -.-

[dom]

You've checked that you definitely got all of the old guide off? Sometimes when they break part of it falls into the dipstick tube, check that there isn't a bit of plastic stopping the dipstick from going in fully.

Mine sits like this:

[ShauniiBoii]

does your dipstick go right into your guide? as mines is to small at the top so sits out

[dom]

Yes it does, I thought you'd be able to see from the pictures above.

Your dipstick guide is sitting correctly, the problem appears to be your dipstick. Something must be stopping it from going in fully. If it was me, I'd take off the lower engine cover and the plate underneath with the n249/n112 valves. Take off the dipstick guide and shine a torch into the tube underneath, my bet is there is a piece of your old guide blocking it.

[ShauniiBoii]

but wouldnt i not be getting a reading on dip stick? as i am getting a reading now, and i did a test fit before and the top of the dipstick is to big for the tube


had abit of a retarded moment.... the top of the old dipstick guide was still attatched to dipstick... i just thought that was part of dipstick lol.... cheers for your help mate

[dom]

but wouldnt i not be getting a reading on dip stick? as i am getting a reading now, and i did a test fit before and the top of the dipstick is to big for the tube

Hang on, earlier you said that you weren't getting a reading? So with the dipstick as it is you weren't getting a reading, so you then stuck another 2l in and you're getting a reading?

everything seems to line up correctly and a worrying thing just had oil changed (broken guide) oil level sat fine, now nothing shows up on dipstick.... had 2l of oil lying around ended up putting it all in and still nothing!! -.-

If your dipstick isn't going all the way in then I would expect you to not get a reading. However if you've put an extra 2l in then I'd guess you've now overfilled it, which might explain why it is now showing a reading on the dipstick.

When you manage to get the dipstick in fully, I'd guess that the level will be too high.

[ShauniiBoii]

edited my post above mate stupid mistake to make haha!!!! and its just over the max line of oil but sumps leaking so will be fine in a couple days lol....

[dom]

edited my post above mate stupid mistake to make haha!!!! and its just over the max line of oil but sumps leaking so will be fine in a couple days lol....

 

I should really have seen that in the pictures as well

At least it's sorted

[ShauniiBoii]

yeah wasnt untill i really looked at the pic and was like hold on that looks like the tip of the new one.... lol

defo a blonde moment like