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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: BigA on May 21, 2007, 15:27:11
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the Auto box oil dipstick tube has snapped about half way down the engine bay on my disco, just above the point at which it bolts to the body?
Any one happen to have a spare laying around :lol: or more realistically know the part number for this ?
Cheers
Andy
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I saw a post on here the other day. The thread was about the dip stick popping out the top and they used wire to hold it in and then the dip stick tube broke. I think they said it cost about £150 to replace.
Wont gaffa tape or cable ties fix it? :lol:
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I saw a post on here the other day. The thread was about the dip stick popping out the top and they used wire to hold it in and then the dip stick tube broke. I think they said it cost about £150 to replace.
Wont gaffa tape or cable ties fix it? :lol:
........... errrrrrr, if thats the price, something will fix it, i am sure if i remove it so i can get at it i can come up with something :o
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I may have the price wrong but I think that was what they said. Im sure getting someone to weld it together will work!
How about shortening the dip stick?
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How about shortening the dip stick?
Now i was wondering about that too, could be the easiest option, just wanted to keep at its original height if possible, as i presume its the breather too, and its bound to just dip into some water at some point :lol:
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:lol:
If you go to this thread http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=43276 and look at the blow up thing a me wotsit it shows that it isnt the breather pipe. Prob a good idea to keep it above water line anyway!!! :wink:
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Yeah, that was me that happened to. That 150 price was including the shipping to Japan from the UK, and having the garage do the install.
Before I shelled out that money, I went out and bought some hose and jubilee clips (or ring clamps, if you prefer) hoping to fit a bodge with some silicone sealant and a self-fabricated bracket to hold the top half of the tube to the firewall.
After opening the bonnet, getting my head and hands in there, I realized that thanks to the location of the original bracket, this wasn't going to work. No easy way to slip the hose over the lower, remaining half.
Then I too though about just snipping the dipstick shorter, but this was going to have been a bad idea because a) the head/top plug of the dipstick is too wide to fit up against the firewall (though I suppose you could trim it), and b) the dipstick does tend to pop loose now and then, and IF that happened while I was anywhere near water, bad things could happen.
Anyway, the new one is nice in that the dipstick seems to like staying put much more now.
FYI, if you are able to track down a used one, keep in mind that the Tdi one and the V8 one are quite different.
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After opening the bonnet, getting my head and hands in there, I realized that thanks to the location of the original bracket, this wasn't going to work. No easy way to slip the hose over the lower, remaining half.
Yes.... found the same issue myself sadly, and sounds like we had exactly the same idea.
You wouldnt have the part number woul dyou please?
Cheers
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The part number is FTC1609
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Yes.... found the same issue myself sadly, and sounds like we had exactly the same idea.
Cheers
I've been told that great minds think alike. :wink:
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The part number is FTC1609
Thanks, i will hold my breath and get a price :?
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Don't know if itll fit but just found this on the Kieth Gott website under clearance parts:
FTC1357 DIP STICK AUTO BOX V8 689mm LONG .................... OUR PRICE £5.69
Give them a call...
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Don't know if itll fit but just found this on the Kieth Gott website under clearance parts:
FTC1357 DIP STICK AUTO BOX V8 689mm LONG .................... OUR PRICE £5.69
Give them a call...
That's just typical, the V8 and TDI are different allegedly, and have a different part number :( just my luck.
Now..... i wonder how different they are ?
Thanks f0r posting, i will ring and see what they say.