Oil dipstick tube

180,000 MILES • 6 CYL • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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TIM BURKE
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I pulled the oil dipstick out and the tube came with it. can i fix this?
Apr 2, 2017 at 1:04 PM
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HMAC300
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if the tube did not break at block clean the block area hole with choke cleaner/brake clean, also the tube, get some blue locktite and put on tube then reinstall into block. put dipstick in and wait a day before removing dipstick.
Apr 3, 2017 at 12:01 AM
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STEVE W.
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Did you have any luck repairing the tube?
Apr 6, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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