Ease my Fear! Broken dipstick in Yamaha F350
06-30-2020, 07:01 PM
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Ease my Fear! Broken dipstick in Yamaha F350
So I go to check my oil before I head down to the keys early tomorrow morning and I see one of my engines is missing about 4 inches of the plastic tip of the dipstick. Way to far for me to see or retrieve. I’m in no mood to fiddle with it so I put the cowlings back on and will deal with this another day. Should I care? I’m assuming there’s an oil pick up in a pan In there like in a car. I just want to make sure it can’t get sucked up by the oil pump and cause drama. The engine was serviced two weeks ago when the powerhead was replaced (another tragic F350 story) so I’m 99% sure I have enough oil. I kind of wished I hadn’t looked
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06-30-2020, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Fwpratt
1. The tube the dipstick slides into, goes all the way to the bottom of the oil pan
(so that extractor can be used for oil changes)
The missing piece could not make it out the end of the tube.
Attachment 1116088
2. even if the fragment were to be 'loose' in the pan,
there is a fairly fine screen on the oil pickup,
to exclude foreign particles
Attachment 1116089
(so that extractor can be used for oil changes)
The missing piece could not make it out the end of the tube.
Attachment 1116088
2. even if the fragment were to be 'loose' in the pan,
there is a fairly fine screen on the oil pickup,
to exclude foreign particles
Attachment 1116089
06-30-2020, 07:03 PM
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06-30-2020, 07:32 PM
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1. The tube the dipstick slides into, goes all the way to the bottom of the oil pan
(so that extractor can be used for oil changes)
The missing piece could not make it out the end of the tube.
2. even if the fragment were to be 'loose' in the pan,
there is a fairly fine screen on the oil pickup,
to exclude foreign particles
(so that extractor can be used for oil changes)
The missing piece could not make it out the end of the tube.
2. even if the fragment were to be 'loose' in the pan,
there is a fairly fine screen on the oil pickup,
to exclude foreign particles
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06-30-2020, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Fwpratt
1. The tube the dipstick slides into, goes all the way to the bottom of the oil pan
(so that extractor can be used for oil changes)
The missing piece could not make it out the end of the tube.
Attachment 1116088
2. even if the fragment were to be 'loose' in the pan,
there is a fairly fine screen on the oil pickup,
to exclude foreign particles
Attachment 1116089
(so that extractor can be used for oil changes)
The missing piece could not make it out the end of the tube.
Attachment 1116088
2. even if the fragment were to be 'loose' in the pan,
there is a fairly fine screen on the oil pickup,
to exclude foreign particles
Attachment 1116089
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06-30-2020, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by signmansez
I bet you will be able to remove it easily with an oil extractor.
06-30-2020, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by signmansez
Have a great time!
Oh and don't worry about that strange noise you think you are hearing when running offshore ....just your mind effing with you!
Oh and don't worry about that strange noise you think you are hearing when running offshore ....just your mind effing with you!
07-01-2020, 06:17 PM
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So I call my mechanic today who serviced the boat two weeks ago... he says “ man, forgot to tell you the tip of the of the dipstick broke off outside of the motor”. 😑 lost it laughing
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07-02-2020, 05:46 AM
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Wow... that would have freaked me out, too.
He knew it broke outside the motor? and forgot to tell you?
(relieved at first) ........... then 
So... is he going to replace it? $110 shipped to Miami... FOR A DIPSTICK!
www.partspak.com/productcart/pc/Yamaha-6AW-15362-01-00-Plug-Oil-Level-New-6AW-15362-02-00-2942p385630.htm
Originally Posted by cuhuba
So I call my mechanic today who serviced the boat two weeks ago... he says “ man, forgot to tell you the tip of the of the dipstick broke off outside of the motor”. 😑 lost it laughing
He knew it broke outside the motor? and forgot to tell you?
(relieved at first) ........... then So... is he going to replace it? $110 shipped to Miami... FOR A DIPSTICK!
www.partspak.com/productcart/pc/Yamaha-6AW-15362-01-00-Plug-Oil-Level-New-6AW-15362-02-00-2942p385630.htm
07-02-2020, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by hnmoss
Wow... that would have freaked me out, too.
He knew it broke outside the motor? and forgot to tell you? (relieved at first) ........... then
So... is he going to replace it? $110 shipped to Miami... FOR A DIPSTICK!
www.partspak.com/productcart/pc/Yamaha-6AW-15362-01-00-Plug-Oil-Level-New-6AW-15362-02-00-2942p385630.htm
He knew it broke outside the motor? and forgot to tell you?
(relieved at first) ........... then So... is he going to replace it? $110 shipped to Miami... FOR A DIPSTICK!
www.partspak.com/productcart/pc/Yamaha-6AW-15362-01-00-Plug-Oil-Level-New-6AW-15362-02-00-2942p385630.htm
😂😂😂 first I cried, then I laughed.... so many emotions. Honestly, for $110 I will just borrow the center engine dipstick to check the port oil level. Nobody will ever know the poor port engine is packing a short dipstick under the cowling.
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07-02-2020, 07:55 AM
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A plastic tip on a dipstick...on an engine that costs how much?
My sons friend has a VW Jetta with the plastic dipstick tube, we wound up sending him a you tube vid on how to replace this genius bit of engineering.
Plastic has its place but does not belong on a dipstick, dipstick tube or oil filter housing (Chrysler 3.6). These uses of plastic create problems that never before existed!
My sons friend has a VW Jetta with the plastic dipstick tube, we wound up sending him a you tube vid on how to replace this genius bit of engineering.
Plastic has its place but does not belong on a dipstick, dipstick tube or oil filter housing (Chrysler 3.6). These uses of plastic create problems that never before existed!
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