tip of dipstick broke inside. what should i do?!

[OMAR-Z32]

the tip of my dipstick broke off as i was trying to pull it out. would this cause any damage to my motor? what should i do?

[NolimitZ32]

How? And yes if it gets into something it will cause damage, there isn't a big chance of that but it could happen. If you have time and means, drop the x-member and oil pan and get it out.

[qwertyz]

if you can still see the rest of the plastc piece of the dipstik in a tube try to screw a drywall screw in it and pull it out

[NolimitZ32]

I though OP meant like the tip of the metal in the bottom, if the handle broke off your fine just yank it out.

[OMAR-Z32]

yeah it is the metal tip at the end that broke off. you see i changed my oil pan and dopped the motor in, and later that night i tried to pull of the dipstick and it was stuck so i yanked really hard and it came out but with the tip gone, im guessing that since it was stuck then the tip must be jammed somehwere, but im afraid it will damage my crank or somthing. and i dont wana go though the trouble of taking of the oil pan again.

[NolimitZ32]

Well its either go through the trouble or run the risk of catastrophic failure. Sorry there is no option #3

[marty1mc]

yeah it is the metal tip at the end that broke off. you see i changed my oil pan and dopped the motor in, and later that night i tried to pull of the dipstick and it was stuck so i yanked really hard and it came out but with the tip gone, im guessing that since it was stuck then the tip must be jammed somehwere, but im afraid it will damage my crank or somthing. and i dont wana go though the trouble of taking of the oil pan again.

Always pull your dipstick when pulling the pan. This is very common occurrence afterward. When you re-installed the pan, you got the tip stuck between the pan and the block. You broke it off trying to remove it. You will have to pull your pan, get that piece out, reseal the pan, then put in a new dipstick.

[OMAR-Z32]

so i pulled the motor, and removed the little broken piece! yay!

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Glad it worked out, because otherwise it's bad, bad news with that piece floating around.

[RayTheViking]

i have the same issue with my dipstick; with mine the dipstick broke at the top were the cable and plastic meet........since the whole cable fell in, do i have to take the neck off the block, or can i get it from the oil pan?