uh-oh

"Agrajag" (Agrajag) 11/02/2015 at 12:20 • Filed to: diy, w123, 240d

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That is part of my transmission dipstick and dipstick tube. I’ve no idea how this happened.

The last time I changed the oil, I checked around the transmission and there was fluid dripping from the torque converter. I’m not terribly confident that the appropriate amount of fluid is remaining.

First thing was to remove what was left of the dipstick. I was just barely able to grab it with these pliers. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Removed:

I’m just going to mend the existing tube since it’s a banjo bolt holding the tube on to the pan and I don’t feel up to a filter change.

First attempt at mending tube:

“I’m so cle... shit, that’s the exhaust manifold next to it.” Maybe something that doesn’t have cheese like qualities would be better. Who knows when you might need a short piece of tubing and hose clamps. In the tool box in my trunk they go.

Second attempt:

1/2” copper coupling fit perfectly. Then I used some flue tape to keep it in place.

It could look nicer. It could also look worse.

New(used) dipstick:

Ehhhh, let’s clean that first. Evapo-Rust to the rescue.

Worked really well the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Since this stuff isn’t particularly cheap I had to think of a way to soak the dipstick without needing to fill a bathtub.

Grabbed a piece of 1/2” pex tubing and cut it to be slightly longer than dipstick.

Put a push-on cap on one end.

Then taped it to a rusty metal shelf I have outside.

Then let it sit for a few hours.

Gus waits patiently...

A few hours later. Not bad.

All back together and after a short trip I checked the fluid. Surprisingly the level is fine and the fluid appears to be mostly red.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Agrajag 11/02/2015 at 12:24

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*steals gus*

YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Agrajag 11/02/2015 at 12:26

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This was oddly genius.

deekster_caddy > Agrajag 11/02/2015 at 12:39

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Nice. I would have thrown some solder at that copper sleeve and called it a day though. I’m not so sure about having a PVC dipstick tube next to that exhaust pipe.

Agrajag > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 11/02/2015 at 12:46

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He’d be the easiest dog to steal. He loves people and loves them even more if they’ll pick him up so he doesn’t have to walk.

Jayhawk Jake > deekster_caddy 11/02/2015 at 12:47

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I believe the PVC was simply used to hold the dipstick for cleaning.

Agrajag > deekster_caddy 11/02/2015 at 12:50

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I thought about soldering but figured it’d be too much of a hassle getting in there with a bottle. I’d probably have to do it from below because from the top I’d only have room if I held the torch upside down, and that doesn’t really work. The pex tube was just to soak the dipstick in the rust evaporator product. It was promptly discarded after.

deekster_caddy > Jayhawk Jake 11/02/2015 at 13:26

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Yup, missed that.