HELP! My dipstick has snapped off in the hole!

[Yosemite Sam]

The yellow end came off in my hand and the metal 'thing' slid down in the hole. I can't get it out!!

WTF do I do now?!

 

[ForceIndia]

Just a guess, but I'd imagine starting the car would be a bad idea. Head off, then fish it out??

 

[Dafthead]

My dad (mechanic) has a thing which is like an old radio aerial which has a magnet on the end, get one of them and send it down! Useful for picking up bolts which are dropped etc too

edit: like this : http://www.drapertools.com/b2c/b2citmdsp.pgm?pp_skmno=10195

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Just a guess, but I'd imagine starting the car would be a bad idea. Head off, then fish it out??

I just drove 12 miles like it....

Dafthead! You are a genius!!

 

[Dafthead]

Dafthead! You are a sexy genius!!

Oh, you

 

[Reyes]

You could of had the title so that it didnt sound dirty. x

But on a serious note. Use a coat hanger?

 

[Fred@BTM]

the tube it sits in should pull off IIRC

 

[Gary-Lew]

It will do no damage Dan, like said try the magnet. or as Fred said try pulling off the tube

 

[sideways danny]

the tube it sits in should pull off IIRC

yeah, pretty tight though, not easy to remove without bending it.

magnet might work if you can get a small one (i have a few but they're all bigger than the tube). Worst case it's sump off, which isn't really that bad but it's a big-ish job for just getting the dipstick out

 

[Martin_172]

i snapped my DCi's the other night when i lost the rag and hit it by mistake lol

 

[mini-valver]

The Mk2's are plastic though, titsed.