While installing my pacesetters tonight, I was getting everything tightend up and when I was putting the oil dipstick "tube" back in it broke the tip of the dipstick. All 5 holes are still on the dipstick but it is missing about 1/4 or less of the tip. It went in the hole the tube goes into which drops into the oilpan. Shouldn't the magnet on the drain plug catch it?
Will it come back up with the oil?

 

TTT...

 

Anyone

 

Drain the oil. get a magnet and see if it came out.

 

If it comes out with the oil it will be on the plug with the magnet if not you might need to pull the oil pan I owuldnt start it though that piece of metal would do a number on the engine IMO.

 

Well I was told that the oil pump had a screen and a piece like the one that broke off would not pick up to the engine. I drove it 25 miles to the muffler shop and had the rest of the exhaust welded up without the cats. I bought some new oil and a filter and then drove it back home. I am changing the oil tomorrow morning. I hope the drain plug caught that piece of metal or I will drop the pan.

 

I would make sure you get that peice of metal out of there. I wouldnot trust a screen to keep it out of the motor. Good luck!

 

Yeah I am gonna try to get it outta there.

 

I did the same thing when I was putting the tube back in after the tranny swap. Just drop the pan and get it out. Takes about 1 1/2 hour.

 

So it will not make it to the drain plug?