eg. If I pull the pipe hard (I still have about 40cm sticking out the dipstick tube)
eg. If I pull the pipe hard (I still have about 40cm sticking out the
dipstick tube)
Could that possily be 40mm ?
On 24/05/2023 12:00, Abandoned_Trolley wrote:
No, it's a good length of tube, enough to come out of the dipstick tube,
eg. If I pull the pipe hard (I still have about 40cm sticking out the
dipstick tube)
Could that possily be 40mm ?
up though the engine lifting eye on the top of the head and back down some.
https://ibb.co/ccz89F9
(That picture shows the dirty pipe sticking out of the dipstick tube and
the clean next size pipe up just laying on the engine).
Basically I just pushed enough of the pipe down the dipstick tube till I
felt it should be near the bottom of the sump, though I'd check that it
could also be pulled back out, only to find it couldn't. ;-(
So there is plenty to hold onto to (try to) yank it back out, part of
the question was 'should I' try to do that (harder than I have already)?
As mentioned, if I do pull fairly hard on it it feels fairly well
anchored on something but that something 'gives' slightly as you pull
it, like it was caught by the sharp edge of a baffle and that baffle
bending as I pull.
So if I was to pull it till something gave ...
1) ... it could be the baffle cutting though the pipe and however much
pipe is sticking past the baffle being left in the sump.
2) ... it could be the baffle giving / bending a bit to let go of the pipe.
3) ... it could be a combination of the above where it shaves some
plastic off the side of the pipe as it's dragged past the plate, leaving
the shaving in the sump.
4) ... it could be the baffle tearing off it's mounts and still not
letting go of the pipe or
5) ... it could be the pipe breaking free and being withdrawn intact.
So before I try any of the brute force things and possibly end up with
damage or some plastic pipe loose in the sump, remove the oil level
float assy and seeing if I can see the end of the pip and possibly
release it or grab it with something and cutting it free with a long
chisel or summat?
Cheers, T i m
I initially thought that Alan but I don't think is the case in this case.So before I try any of the brute force things and possibly end up with
damage or some plastic pipe loose in the sump, remove the oil level
float assy and seeing if I can see the end of the pip and possibly
release it or grab it with something and cutting it free with a long
chisel or summat?
Could it just be that the sump end of the dip-stick tube has sharp edges
and is just digging into the side of the tube. The more you pull the
deeper the slice into the wall of the plastic.
If this is the case youI can push the tube back in say 6" and it comes out 6" freely again but
may have push the plastic tube in a bit further until it feels free and
then rotate it as you remove it.
The plastic tube seems a lot narrowerYeah, even the next size up plastic pipe easily fits down the straight
than the dip-stick tube
so what about putting the end of the plasticTherein lies another issue. When I had the coat-hanger down inside the
tube in a drill chuck to turn it as you are removing it.
Hi all,
To those who may know their Vauxhall engines, especially the 2004 era
1.6 8V Z16SE ...
Long short, in a bit of a hurry to change the oil and go on a 200 mile
round trip (take the Mrs to her sisters to convalesce after a cataract
op as she also has dementia) I tried to use my suction system rather
than getting the ramps, drain tray and other tools out to do an oil
change on the Meriva. I only do ~1500 miles a year but an oil change was
due and I had suffered some misfires (P0300/4), changed the plugs and
wanted to give it some fresh oil as it was also a bit 'tappety'.
The suction pump comes with a fine soft copper pick-up tube and 3 polypropylene / polyethylene stiff plastic type tubes of different
diameters.
I started with the copper tube and whilst it was working ok but going to
take a while ... I tried going up to the mid sized plastic tube and as I inserted it, I had a horrible feeling ... and found I couldn't pull it
out again. ;-(
I've tried pulling and pushing and twisting and threading a stiff wire
down the middle but I think it's stuck though what seems like a tin pan
/ sheet that is fitted in the bottom of the sump.
https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/epc/opel/t98/e5/16/
eg. If I pull the pipe hard (I still have about 40cm sticking out the dipstick tube) I can feel the tin 'giving' but feel if I pull harder it might... damage the plate, cut the pipe off or 'skin' something off the
side of the pipe, leaving it in the sump.
However, there is a ~80mm square plate on the side of the sump that is
the oil level switch assy, right next to where the dipstick tube joins
the block and I was wondering if I removed that, if I could see in and
either release the tube allowing it to be withdrawn or even cut off and
the lose end recovered. I could also use a bore/endoscope though the
same hole or maybe the drain?
If I did just pull the tube out and it should cut a section off on the
sharp edge of this tin leaving it in the sump, given I understand this
sort of plastic is fairly oil / fuel safe, could it just stay in the
sump and do no harm, given it would have to go though any mesh and the
oil filter to get into any of the smaller oil-ways?
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