i went to check the oil tonight on my 2001 sentra and the dipstick broke off. any tips on how to get it out without making it worse? and i should be fine to drive it to the mechanic tomorrow with the stick floating around without messing something up, right?

8/22/2006 10:22:39 PM

take the whole tube off and push it out

8/22/2006 10:38:54 PM

how much of it is left in there? Should be fine to drive to the mechanic if you have to

8/22/2006 11:14:59 PM

^^ pull it right off

8/22/2006 11:21:39 PM

just the handle broke off. i can see the end of the stick about an inch below the end of the tube. i did a google search on "dipstick broken" and the first result was a ton of comments about 01-03 sentras having the same problem.

8/22/2006 11:37:15 PM

just take it out with some tweezers and put the cap back on. nissan might have a recall or something about it so bitch at the dealer and they might give you a new one.

8/22/2006 11:39:17 PM

small needlenose pliers

8/22/2006 11:53:01 PM

fuck it. its a sentra who needs a dipstick

8/23/2006 12:51:02 AM

might need to get a j-team member to look at it.

8/23/2006 8:15:36 AM

fuckin seriously now

if you can see the damn end of it, dont fucking post about it, get a damn pair of needlenose, like has already been stated

AND PULL THE FUCKING THING OUT YOUR DAMN SELF

8/23/2006 8:22:54 AM

Knowing how most dipstick tubes are too small for needle nose plyers....

Just run up to advance auto they'll help you. Then ya buy a new dipstick. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

8/23/2006 8:34:41 AM

what year did sentras start using motor oil?

8/23/2006 9:24:23 AM

use some glue on a (thin stick)

8/23/2006 9:40:52 AM

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"Just run up to advance auto they'll help you. Then ya buy a new dipstick. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone."

If you can get either of these things at Advance Auto, I'll eat my hat. coated in shit, no less.

8/23/2006 12:02:06 PM

small needlenose pliers

8/23/2006 12:12:04 PM

^^ I take it you've had bad experiences at advance?

8/23/2006 12:21:06 PM

No. Not really.

But I know for a fact that they don't have tools or people that will pull a broken dipstick out.

And they don't sell the proper dipstick for a Nissan Sentra. Or any car for that matter.

The only dipstick you can get there is a universal piece of shit that might work for a Chevy or Ford V8.

8/23/2006 12:22:46 PM

haha the know-how at advance on western gets better and better every week. i was looking for some tire irons the other day, they didn't really know what they were. when i explained to them that tire irons are a sort of a prybar used to take tires off the rim, they said they didn't have any, but told me i could try doing it with none other then a drill and a socket.

also Advance now sells bags of cashews 50% off. i am wating to see how long it take before food lion next door is going to start stocking engine hoists and spark plugs

8/23/2006 12:29:19 PM

Quote :

"use some glue on a (thin stick)"

or a magnet?

8/26/2006 1:50:14 AM

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"But I know for a fact that they don't have tools or people that will pull a broken dipstick out. "

If you're a hot chick someone WILL come out and take out your broken dipstick. Of course they will only want to put their dipstick back in.

8/26/2006 1:01:43 PM