Dipstick popping out...should i worry?

[user1912]

As posted on the other forum

Can anyone help on this?

Everytime i check my oil i notice that the dipstick is out of its housing by half an inch or so.
I assusmed this was just due to the vibration of the engine/road bumps shaking it out but could it be more serious? I havent noticed that its pushing any oil out of the dipstick housing and i dont have an oil pressure gauge

Car is an Evo II RS

Cheers in advance

Martin

[Jabberwocky]

Does it only do it if the engine is under boost?

[budman]

There is a really long thread about this here on evo-net with loads of good info, was quite recent too. Suggest hunt around techical forum, about 1-2 months ago

[E3GSR]

squeeze the top of the tube that will stop the bitch :-)
neil

[user1912]

Cheers chaps, will do a search ops:



Andy, i tend to use boost on every journey but will try and excercise would self-restraint on the next one i do and pop the bonnet afterwards to check :muhaha:

M

[Jabberwocky]

Originally Posted by Martin

Cheers chaps, will do a search ops:



Andy, i tend to use boost on every journey but will try and excercise would self-restraint on the next one i do and pop the bonnet afterwards to check :muhaha:

M

I was just thinking it could be boost pressure escaping into your sump somehow.... My dipstick dented my bonnet when the engine popped

[j30l]

Originally Posted by Evo1man

squeeze the top of the tube that will stop the bitch :-)
neil

i used pt tape (plumbers tape) wraped it around about 5times and now it doesn't pop out
only do this if ur shore there is nothing wrong and its only poping out because of worn rubber around the top of the dip stick. :-)

[ac02ire]

yeah mate tape her up, its a common problem on them i just have a wrap of duct tape keeping my down