How do you remove the oil dipstick tube when installing headers?

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remove bolts and clip. Then remove oil dipstick tube.

You would probably have to follow the dipstick tube to where it meets the engine, remove the bracket bolt and either remove the tube or lift it up to push the dipstick up or out of the tube.

To remove an oil dipstick tube on a 1994 Grand Am SE 3100 SFI v6, pull the oil dipstick out of the tube and remove the bolt from the bracket. Slide the base mount bracket up and off the tube.?æ

Cut the dipstick tube with a tubing cutter below broken dipstick and remove Use rubber tubing and hose clamps to reattach tube pieces

Cut the tube with a tubing cutter- remove dipstick and use rubber tubing and hose clamps to reassemble dipstick tube what up.

the transmission dipstick tube is bolted (1bolt) to the left rear of the transmission bell housing. Remove bolt and pull up on the dipstick housing to remove it from the transmission fluid pan.

You'll have to remove dipstick tube first and then push broken dipstick out from the bottom side up. Before removal of the tube clean surroundings to avoid dirt from getting into engine.

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Look under the hood, and locate the transmission dipstick. Grab the top, and pull the dipstick out of the dipstick tube.

In many vehicles, the dipstick tube can be removed. Check and see if this is possible on your vehicle. If so, just remove the tube from around the dipstick. There should then be enough of the dipstick sticking out from the engine to grab on to.

The tube is located on the left side of the engine, or the passenger side.

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If the dipstick has broken off into the tube on a Nissan Altima, you can remove it using pliers. Other people have had luck using industrial strength vacuums and sucking the broken dipstick up.

Not sure if the dipstick is broken off the loop where you pull on it. Check where the dipsick tube is secured, you may want to remove the tube also, spray lots of lube where the tube goes into block, and be very patient,and turn the tube back and forth at first, and then pull it out.........

can you see any of the stick? or is it down inside the tube? dave tradertaippan@yahoo.com Drain oil, remove lower sump pan,drift out broken dipstick tube & replace with new tube.

Remove the dipstick from the automatic transmission dipstick tube and read it. It will tell you what type of ATF to use.

For automatic transmission: remove transmission dipstick, put fluid in dipstick tube with funnel. be careful not to overfill.

If you are installing a new or rebuilt transmission and converter, pour 1 qt of ATF into torque converter before assembly. Add 4 qts of ATF after installation thru dipstick tube, start engine and then add aprox 7 qts ATF into dipstick tube until reading on dipstick says full.

The 2002 Chevy Silverado dipstick tube is held in place with a retaining nut at the bottom of the dipstick tube. Loosen the retaining not in the dipstick tube will lift out.

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twist and pull Locate and remove the 1/2" bolt from the side of the alternator bracket that's holding the dipstick tube. Twist and turn and pull up on the dipstick. It should come right out. Good luck! the gunny

Tube - It's called a Dipstick tube

Oil dipstick tubes are pressed into the block meaning that the hole and the tube are so close in size that it stays in place without any other retainer. So if you use a Map gas torch to heat the tube it should contract enough to remove it with a twist and pull motion.

If you have the Quad4 engine it also has a blow by tube in the dipstick tube, shortly above where it goes into the block. You would have to remove the hose from it, and twist the tube approx. 90 degrees in two directions to get out.

It's a thin sheet metal tube that you can work back and forth from the top to remove it. If it breaks off you'd need to push it out from the bottom.

Under the vehicle, drivers side. 1.. Disconnect negative cable from remote jumper terminal. 2.. Drain cooling system 3.. Remove the engine oil dipstick and tube. To prevent coolant from entering engine, cover the dipstick tube opening in crankcase with a suitable plug. 4.. Raise vehicle on hoist. 5.. Support the engine and remove the left engine mount 6.. Remove generator support strut. 7.. Disconnect generator electrical connector. 8.. Remove the transaxle dipstick tube bracket attaching…

The Dipstick tube is held in place by 1 bolt. Remove that bolt, pull the tube, insert new one, install bolt.

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There is a dipstick tube, but the dipstick is a dealer only special tool. There is a dipstick tube, but the dipstick is a dealer only special tool.

Easiest way is to remove the dipstick, tilt machine dipstick tube downward and let it run out into an appropriate container.

Remove support brackets from dipstick--then it should just "Pull-out" Lubricate "O" Ring prior to installation

Transmission fluid is filled by pouring the fluid directly into the dipstick tube. Be careful to put fluid in the correct dipstick. The transmission dipstick is located on the passenger's side, closest to the firewall (the cab). Remove the dipstick, use a funnel and fill.

The tube is held by one bolt on the side of the alternater bracket. With the bolt removed you will ned to twist the tube back and forth until it will pull out of the block.

Down the dipstick tube. Down the dipstick tube.

Make sure tube does not have a crack or hole that is causing the leak. If so, replace tube. If tube checks out ok, and leak appears at base of tube, remove tube. Using a dremel tool, careful not to penetrate all the way thru, make a shallow groove completely around the bottom of the tube. Clean groove of any debris, remove any sharp edges or burs. Then position a smaller diameter O-ring in the…

Try super glue on a pencil.

Where do I find the dipstick tube? Through the dipstick tube

Locate transmission dipstick. The dipstick tube is the fill tube.

Down the dipstick tube. Down the dipstick tube.

A 1996-2014 Chevy Express Van 1500 transmission dipstick/tube and the engine oil dipstick/tube are both located under the hood on the passenger side. The engine oil dipstick should have a yellow handle. The trans dipstick is located next to the engine oil dipstick.

The dripstick is under the air filter tube , front driver side. Remove the tube from the air filter to the Air Mass unit. You will find it right there.

The most common way to do it these days is to get a pan to catch the old oil, remove the dipstick and use the dipstick tube as a spout into the pan.

Down the transmission dipstick tube. Down the transmission dipstick tube.

Pour it down the dipstick tube.

Down the dipstick tube. Down the dipstick tube.

You add it through the dipstick tube. You add it through the dipstick tube.

They are pressed into the block; there might be a bolt also holding them in place to the side of the motor.

Auto trans, you add down the dipstick tube. Manual trans, there is a fill plug on the side. Transfer case, there is a fill plug on the back. Auto trans, you add down the dipstick tube. Manual trans, there is a fill plug on the side. Transfer case, there is a fill plug on the back.

You refill transmission fluid through the transmission dipstick tube. Remove the dipstick and, using a funnel, pour fluid into tube slowly in small amounts and check level each time. DO NOT OVERFILL!!! Good luck.