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dipstick sleeve came out unable to find hole


akennedy7390

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Sep 9, 2015
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Vehicle Year
1983
Transmission
Manual
So just like the title says the other day i went to pull my dipstick and the whole sleeve came out so now I'm leaking oil and have been searching for the hole for 3 days haha anyways can anyone give me a detailed description or even better a picture of exactly where the hole is on my 1983 2.3
 
The dipstick hole is easy to miss and you probably won't be able to see it with the intake manifold in the way as well as the brake master...but it is there in the back corner of a small ledge on the block. It is obviously above the oil pan and back near the transmission...

If you can put your hand down just over the steering knuckle and feel the block...you will notice that there is a small ledge about an inch wide...run your hand back toward the transmission and when you hit the back end of the block you come to where the tube should go...not right against the transmission end mind you...but about an inch or two toward the front of the engine...

Mine came out a few times...and it is actually held in place by a bracket on the intake manifold...or should be...I removed one of the carb hold down bolts and put mine on that to keep it from popping out...

Happy Hunting! Oh, and do this with a cold engine...you'd be surprised how hot that section can get...
 
Thanks so much that thing has been driving me crazy it never leaked a drop of oil till that happened now it's a mess
 

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