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Dipstick
Hey guys,
I got my clutch all installed along with the headers and the engine is permanently in the car (hopefully). After getting it in there I just realized something though, I don’t have a dipstick! There isn’t a place in the new pan just to pop the old one back in and I didn’t give it any thought at the time. I hope this doesn’t come back to bite me, but what do I do? I’ve got the Moroso oil pan. It looks like there might be a place in the block to drill but I'm not sure. At any rate I'll have to take the pan off to empty the shavings
Thanks,
Luke
I got my clutch all installed along with the headers and the engine is permanently in the car (hopefully). After getting it in there I just realized something though, I don’t have a dipstick! There isn’t a place in the new pan just to pop the old one back in and I didn’t give it any thought at the time. I hope this doesn’t come back to bite me, but what do I do? I’ve got the Moroso oil pan. It looks like there might be a place in the block to drill but I'm not sure. At any rate I'll have to take the pan off to empty the shavings
Thanks,
Luke
Luke714- Posts : 441
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Re: Dipstick
Youre not the first! I believe, on the passengers side of the block, theres a simple small mini freeze plug next to the knock sensor that you just need to pop in/out. You should not need to drill anything.
Do you have a slide hammer? Autozone rents these out. That would be best. Anyway, they install the freeze plug into the block from the outside, so you should be able to pull it back out. Or, if youre savvy, you can punch it into the oil pan, get a magnet and try and lure it to the drain plug??
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Do you have a slide hammer? Autozone rents these out. That would be best. Anyway, they install the freeze plug into the block from the outside, so you should be able to pull it back out. Or, if youre savvy, you can punch it into the oil pan, get a magnet and try and lure it to the drain plug??
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Re: Dipstick
haha, great! Will the stock dipstick work/give the correct readings? Is this how you did it? Is the plug threaded, how else would you be able to pull it out?
Thanks,
Luke
Thanks,
Luke
Luke714- Posts : 441
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Re: Dipstick
Hi Luke,
I used a screw and pulled that plug out to install a Lokar dipstick, but my engine was out at the time. Good luck!
I used a screw and pulled that plug out to install a Lokar dipstick, but my engine was out at the time. Good luck!
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Re: Dipstick
do you remember specifically which one?
Luke714- Posts : 441
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Re: Dipstick
No, my engine already had the DS in that location. Other people have had to do this though. It is not threaded. The DS uses O-rings to seal it and theres a bolt that bolts the DS to the head. Just simply push the DS tube into the hole and thats it.
With the moroso pan, Im using: Oil Dipstick Tube GM# 12570787 Dipstick GM# 12570788. Or do what Mike said and use a Lokar DS.
With the moroso pan, Im using: Oil Dipstick Tube GM# 12570787 Dipstick GM# 12570788. Or do what Mike said and use a Lokar DS.
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Re: Dipstick
I meant is the freeze plug threaded? Also, are GM numbers pretty much the stock ds and tube?
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thank you for the pn
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thank you for the pn
Luke714- Posts : 441
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Re: Dipstick
I just installed that same style billet dipstick with the Moroso pan because the truck dipstick was binding being so long..... and put it between #4 and #6 because the stainless braid likes to throw sparks if it touches the starter contact after trying to install between #6 and #8
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Re: Dipstick
The plug is not threaded, I dilled a small pilot hole, screwed in a screw and yanked it out with a pair of pliers.
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Re: Dipstick
Take the drill bit that you are going to use and rub the flat length of it against an old speaker magnet for about 1 min. It will magnetize and catch the shavings, carefully pull it out when you've broke thru.
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Re: Dipstick
At least you guys have holes. I will have to drill mine (LM4 block here).
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Re: Dipstick
I had forgotten about this thread! I ended up doing as you guys suggested, drilled a small hole with a magnetized bit and then screwed something into it and yanked. Took a little bit of a pull but it came right out! Thanks guys. Since the engine was already in I had to use three drill extensions to reach the plug and then welded the screw to a really long shank so that I could get a good pull. I didn't think it would work at first, but it did. I would have been really screwed if I had to take the engine out just for that!
I'm still a little shaking about where the oil level should fall on the DS, I think I've got it calibrated so that I fill up just the deep part of the oil pan. I don't want it filled right to the crank
Cheers,
Luke
I'm still a little shaking about where the oil level should fall on the DS, I think I've got it calibrated so that I fill up just the deep part of the oil pan. I don't want it filled right to the crank
Cheers,
Luke
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