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I broke my Oil dipstick tube!!!
Well, I Just finished putting a rough country lift kit on my dads old 96 4runner and changed the oil. went to pull the dip stick out and it would'nt budge so i pulled harder and i think I broke the whole assembly because I could see oil leaking out down below. I never heard of such a thing. Am I screwed?? Where do I start?? Thanks
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07-13-2016, 07:43 PM
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Well, I Just finished putting a rough country lift kit on my dads old 96 4runner and changed the oil. went to pull the dip stick out and it would'nt budge so i pulled harder and i think I broke the whole assembly because I could see oil leaking out down below. I never heard of such a thing. Am I screwed?? Where do I start?? Thanks
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Did you actually get down and look to see where the leak is coming from? The tube separates midway down. Other than that if it's leaking it will be where it enters the pan.
Btw — congrats on your first post! Only took you 9 years! 
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07-13-2016, 08:03 PM
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You start by getting down n dirty and actually visually verifying where your leak is coming from. Then, you order the replacement part. If you need help finding the part, take a picture of it and post your findings back here, and I'm sure one of us will be able to find the part number. But it starts with you, we can't look at the truck for you!
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07-13-2016, 08:06 PM
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Did you actually get down and look to see where the leak is coming from? The tube separates midway down. Other than that if it's leaking it will be where it enters the pan.
Btw — congrats on your first post! Only took you 9 years! |
Hahaha....thats how long my dads car has been sitting in the barn. My Dad is here with me laughing. This is his old account.. I hope it's ok if I use it since it's the same truck. I'm only 17 and I don't know much about cars yet. This is our summer project. BTW is there a way to replace the whole tube if I need to? Thanks!
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07-13-2016, 08:10 PM
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Hahaha....thats how long my dads car has been sitting in the barn. My Dad is here with me laughing. This is his old account.. I hope it's ok if I use it since it's the same truck. I'm only 17 and I don't know much about cars yet. This is our summer project. BTW is there a way to replace the whole tube if I need to? Thanks!
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Yes absolutely. The tube simply fits into the pan tube with an o-ring, and it is bolted once up along the way.
Here are the part numbers for all the dipstick tube related parts:
15301-62070
91621-60614
96721-19010
11452-62050
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07-13-2016, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by popsmckracken
Hahaha....thats how long my dads car has been sitting in the barn. My Dad is here with me laughing. This is his old account.. I hope it's ok if I use it since it's the same truck. I'm only 17 and I don't know much about cars yet. This is our summer project. BTW is there a way to replace the whole tube if I need to? Thanks!
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I think you are fine to use that account and post here. So welcome to the forum!
***Pothead Edit**** ignore the rest of this post.
As for the tube, I don't recall if it is welded in or if it is removable. When i pulled my pan, I took some pics but I wasn't focusing on the tube itself, so it's hard to see how it is attached.
Here's the pics though. You can see the tube in the upper right and you can see the hole in the upper right portion of the pan.
I hadn't cleaned the pan yet so it's hard to see through the oil, but this is the closest pic I have.
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07-13-2016, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Konkordmusk
Yes absolutely. The tube simply fits into the pan tube with an o-ring, and it is bolted once up along the way.
Here are the part numbers for all the dipstick tube related parts:
15301-62070
91621-60614
96721-19010
11452-62050
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Nice!
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07-13-2016, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by StreetCreeper
I think you are fine to use that account and post here. So welcome to the forum!
As for the tube, I don't recall if it is welded in or if it is removable. When i pulled my pan, I took some pics but I wasn't focusing on the tube itself, so it's hard to see how it is attached.
Here's the pics though. You can see the tube in the upper right and you can see the hole in the upper right portion of the pan.
I hadn't cleaned the pan yet so it's hard to see through the oil, but this is the closest pic I have.
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Are we talking "Engine Oil Pan" or "Transmission Oil Pan"? The pictures you posted Woody look like the Trans Pan.
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07-13-2016, 08:37 PM
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Are we talking "Engine Oil Pan" or "Transmission Oil Pan"? The pictures you posted Woody look like the Trans Pan.
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Hahaha good catch Tim! Yep I'm too stoned to be posting....I think. For some reason I had it in my brain that he was messing with the tranny.
Ok I'll shut up & stop posting and finish putting in my order over at Planetofthevapes.com
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Woody hittin' it hard again. In the first picture it looks like his tranny pan is layin on a bed of mota. I gotta party with you man. All kidding aside, your one of my favorite posters 
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07-13-2016, 09:58 PM
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Hahaha good catch Tim! Yep I'm too stoned to be posting....I think. For some reason I had it in my brain that he was messing with the tranny.
Ok I'll shut up & stop posting and finish putting in my order over at Planetofthevapes.com |
Well, he could have still been messing with a Tranny but his question was regarding the engine oil pan dipstick tube. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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07-13-2016, 11:01 PM
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Well, he could have still been messing with a Tranny but his question was regarding the engine oil pan dipstick tube. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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07-13-2016, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Konkordmusk
Yes absolutely. The tube simply fits into the pan tube with an o-ring, and it is bolted once up along the way.
Here are the part numbers for all the dipstick tube related parts:
15301-62070
91621-60614
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11452-62050
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Oh wow, thanks!! These are for the oil pan tube? Just wanna be sure since Trannys seem all the rage these days. 
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Oh wow, thanks!! These are for the oil pan tube? Just wanna be sure since Trannys seem all the rage these days. |
I've heard if you tug on their dipsticks they get all leaky too — but I can't confirm this...
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07-13-2016, 11:41 PM
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I've heard if you tug on their dipsticks they get all leaky too — but I can't confirm this...
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You gotta hang in there and keep tuggin to find out.. and don't be afraid to ask for 20$ afterwards. It's just business. (;
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