would a hole in the oil dipstick tube...
11-08-2010, 10:21 PM
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would a hole in the oil dipstick tube... ...cause a high idle?
Dont ask me why it was there... i was an idiot the first time i put my headers on. but anyways i finally replaced my tube and noticed it had a hole that went about 3/4 of the diameter of the tube and now my idle problems seem to be gone... I only went for a 3-4 minute drive, but it seems A LOT better (idles down at 1K instead of 2-3K. tube calls for a 950 idle.. but ill take the extra 50 rpms and be happy for now lol
Dont ask me why it was there... i was an idiot the first time i put my headers on. but anyways i finally replaced my tube and noticed it had a hole that went about 3/4 of the diameter of the tube and now my idle problems seem to be gone... I only went for a 3-4 minute drive, but it seems A LOT better (idles down at 1K instead of 2-3K. tube calls for a 950 idle.. but ill take the extra 50 rpms and be happy for now lol
11-08-2010, 10:27 PM
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I hope that this will cause high idle I have been chasing idle issues forever and never thought about the dipstick i kinda broke installing my headers. Where did you find another tube?
11-08-2010, 10:47 PM
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I got mine from GM for like $30
11-09-2010, 01:59 PM
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It would cause a high idle. The dipstick is part of the crank case and a hole in it would let unmetered air in which gets sucked up by the TB. A similar effect can be felt from a dipstick not fully seated. It has O-rings on the handle and they must be sealed
