u can try to colaspe it with a a punch just keep going around the sides if u dont have enough to grab with pliers pull the oil pan and u can tap it out from the bottem
A broken engine dipstick should not cause anything or have an effect on anything. A broken dipstick will make it impossible to check the engine oil and should be replaced as soon as possible.
The engine oil dipstick is labeled and located at the front of the engine compartment
a broken dip stick wont cause hard shifting... the engine does not do the any shifting... your problem would be the transmission... check transmission....
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.
The 2001 Ford Windstar Owner Guide shows : With engine oil filter change ( 5.75 quarts ) Personally I would try 5 quarts first and see where it is on the dipstick
Take the dipstick tube with you to the auto parts store, and see if they can match you up with one.
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.
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 dipstick if you are looking at the engine is on the left side of the valve cover approximately halfway form the front and back. It is located where the cover meets the engine block. The yellow plastic grab loop may be broken off, making it hard to identify the dipstick. That was exactly where it was on my 1997 Sidekick and it also had been broken off making it difficult to find. It looked like it was a place to connect for a thermostat or something but no it was the dipstick.
I just had to replace the front one in mine and it was located on the passenger side of the engine next to the transmission dipstick
Replace the oxygen sensor behind the engine - grey connector.
diagram of motor windstar 3.8