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Old 12-09-2009, 05:18 PM   #4
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Re: Help...broken oil dipstick caused engine failure

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Originally Posted by cdowns View Post
i doubt a broke dipstick caused any problem like that//i've pulled pans on quite a few good running motors to find broken off dipsticks that were in there for long periods of time causing no damage

The thing is if the dipstick was too long for the pan (as he stated in the first post) he would have been running it low on oil all the time and the result may have been destruction of the engine... The broken dipstick may have been caused by internal parts flying around inside the pan.

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