Found My Massive Oil Leak!!!
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Found My Massive Oil Leak!!! Well, found out it wasnt a valve cover gasket leaking, installed new gaskets, cleaned all the oil off the block with brake cleaner, and took it for a test drive. Came back and the oil pan, starter, and passenger headers had oil all over them.
Got the car up on stands, pulled the y-pipe off and the starter and saw my dipstick tube was covered in oil with a trail of oil along the block next to the tube.
Once i got the bolt out and pulled the dipstick, saw where the bracket attaches to the dipstick tube, there was a hole in the tube from where the bracket had torn away from. I didnt expect all that oil to come out from the tube, but i guess so.
So...does anyone have an extra tube laying around or know where to get a factory one? AutoZone and such just have the chrome press in universal tubes, which i'm scared to use.
Got the car up on stands, pulled the y-pipe off and the starter and saw my dipstick tube was covered in oil with a trail of oil along the block next to the tube.
Once i got the bolt out and pulled the dipstick, saw where the bracket attaches to the dipstick tube, there was a hole in the tube from where the bracket had torn away from. I didnt expect all that oil to come out from the tube, but i guess so.
So...does anyone have an extra tube laying around or know where to get a factory one? AutoZone and such just have the chrome press in universal tubes, which i'm scared to use.
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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
What he said. I just ordered three of them 
I ruin mine just about every time I take it out.
Here is a install hint if you have headers. Cut all but an inch or so off the bottom ring where it goes into the block . This also help keep oil from blowing back out of the stick many times
Good luck!
I ruin mine just about every time I take it out.Here is a install hint if you have headers. Cut all but an inch or so off the bottom ring where it goes into the block . This also help keep oil from blowing back out of the stick many times
Good luck!
just had this same issue. Replacing mine with a Lokar unit. Install is so so but PITA to get it on a header bolt. I would get enough oil to put specs of it on the rear of the car.
-Brian
-Brian
