Ever since I did my head gaskets, my dipstick tube's been leaking where it goes into the block. The FSM said to completely remove the tube in the top end rebuild process, so I tried wiggling it around a bunch and twisting it and stuff but in the end i couldn't get it out so I left it in. I think all that wiggling and twisting made it leak, but I could be wrong. So how do you remove the dipstick tube, or is there an easy fix for the leak?

Motors an 88 3vze

 

You remove the bolt holding it in place & replace the O-ring at the bottom where it goes into the block. Is that the hardest question you have for us?!?

 

Don't tempt fate.


oh, and flashkl, the 3VZE is an engine, not a motor.

 

Okay, so you just yank it out?? I couldnt budge it, but then again I have third grade girl arms...

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