I will say that I think the plastic tube melted not because of the hot oil but rather because of the hot exhaust manifold that ran nearby. On my Yanmar there is no dipstick tube just a hole that goes directly into the block... And no where near the exhaust. Never had a problem on that engine.
Josh On Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 10:10 Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > As I mentioned before (last year), I can relate to the oil suction tube > melting inside the dip stick tube (I have the t-shirt). Now I am using a > metal tube (it came with Pela pump) and waiting for the engine to cool off > enough. The process takes longer, but you can skip removing the dip stick > tube, which is an interesting process by itself (access to the bolts is > somewhat restricted). > > > > Marek > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > *Sent: *Friday, October 16, 2020 09:47 > *To: *Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Subject: *Stus-List Re: Engine Oil Testing > > > > In my case I have to use a vacuum pump to change the oil. I suck it out > with a dip tube in the dipstick hole. So for sampling it is the same > process with a different sucker pump designed for sucking the sample into a > sample bottle. > > > > On my Grand Prix the dipstick tube was too long and narrow. The first > time I tried to suck a sample from the hot engine I melted the sample tube > inside the dipstick tube. Oops. Recovery involved unbolting and removing > the dipstick tube from the engine and using a coat hanger to push out the > cooled plug of plastic. After that I had to pull the drain plug and then > slip a sample bottle into the stream. Much messier. > > > > Josh > > > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
