oil stick removal for headers?
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oil stick removal for headers? how do you remove the oil stick? I'm installing some longtubes and all the guides say to remove the oil stick, but I've removed that 15mm bolt and i can't find anything else to unscrew and it won't budge.
Thanks for any help
Thanks for any help
Dont pull straight up on the stick. Kind of wiggle it in a circle and the give a slight tug up. You need to break loose the connection that "O" ring has. If you pull on it, all it is going to want to do is roll that o ring up and make it tighter. move in circles and slight pull up move in circles and slight pull up. You will see that the circles you are making are getting bigger as the tube moves up. Do not go ape SHAT and bend the tube all up and break it off just go nice and easy and it will pull right out.
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The same thing happened to me during my header install. I was under the car with vice grips twisting and pushing while someone pulled from the top and it didn't budge. Put a lot of PB Blaster where the tube goes in to the block. After I did that, I pulled it out from the top with just my hands.
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Not tryin to be a douche but I feel sorry for you mine poped right out. The hard part was finding the hole to put it back in cause it was gettin dark out and we were workin with flashlights and a big halogen light.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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In other words - the bracket lines up with the hole for the bolt. If the bracket isn't in the correct position the tube will be out of position as well.
Also - if the tube isn't pressed completely into the hole you will get a false reading on the dipstick showing less oil in the pan than the actual amount. The reason is because the bracket is bent.
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well, my bracket wasn't in exactly the right position but i managed to screw it back in... I'm pretty sure i got it all the way back into the hole but now i'm going to double check. I know its not exactly right because there was a lot more resistance than normal when i put the dipstick back in, but it did go in all the way. So far that oil stick was the biggest PITA of the entire install of these headers... but I haven't tried putting in the drivers side yet, so we'll see how that goes.
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well, my bracket wasn't in exactly the right position but i managed to screw it back in... I'm pretty sure i got it all the way back into the hole but now i'm going to double check. I know its not exactly right because there was a lot more resistance than normal when i put the dipstick back in, but it did go in all the way. So far that oil stick was the biggest PITA of the entire install of these headers... but I haven't tried putting in the drivers side yet, so we'll see how that goes.
Looking up from the bottom you can see if the tube is seated completely in the hole.
