Broken oil dipstick

2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
133,000 MILES • 4.0L • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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GSBERO
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I have a broken plastic metal oil dipstick and I would like to find an all metal oil dipstick for my vehicle listed above that will not cost an arm and leg.
Oct 21, 2019 at 1:28 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,

They do not make a metal one, only the original. It is not made of plastic, it is carbon-based alloy tube.

Roy
Oct 21, 2019 at 2:06 PM
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GSBERO
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The top part of the dipstick is definitely made of plastic not an alloy. I am referring to the stick itself not the tube.
Oct 21, 2019 at 5:51 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Dorman makes a replacement dipstick. The top is still plastic, not metal and the stick is metal.

Roy
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