Oil dipstick broken...

audifan said:
Using vacuum to suck out the oil is quicker. Another way is to get an old windscreen washer pump and some suitable plastic hose and suck the oil until it nearly reaches the pump then stop and empty out the hose, not sure the pump would be capable of pumping completely, but happy to be proved wrong.
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That would've taken to much time to acquire those item and cost as well, I had the tube and couple of hours before work so just went along with that, but thanks those are good ideas
 
Andrew said:
I did read the dipstick should be removed, cleaned and inserted several times before attempting to read the level. This to clear the dipstick guide tube, hopefully give a clearer reading and avoid false readings. I am concerned you are taking too much out.

Three days seems an extraordinarily long time. You say you are using a small tube down the dipstick guide tube. Exactly what is your method, I am curious?

Andy
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Pretty much like this :D of course didn't drink it, but when tube was full I held top to keep vacuum and put the amount in a bottle. That's why it took me couple of hours for 3 days..nearly 2 pints though.
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Not the best way but cheapesr for sure, and I haven't got ramps so couldn't use the drain plug either.
I've checked multiple times due trail of oil in dipstick guide, always back same way shiny oil all over the orange round thing.
 
Understood, full marks for perseverance.

A low cost suggestion. Buy, if you don't have one, a cheap small manual garden spray bottle, my local DIY charges 99p. Unscrew and discard bottle. Cut off filter at bottom of take up tube if present and super glue your tubing to take up tube. Simply manually pump out what you need to remove in minutes! It does depend on tubing being compatible and achieving an air tight seal but I would try it to speed thing up. Unscrew jet adjustment to heaviest spray, maybe be best to screw it off completely. A near zero cost alternative is to use any domestic cleaning spray in your house recycling bin, but might not work with pinhole spray aperture, but I suppose you could enlarge it with a drill.

Andy
 
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Andrew said:
Buy, if you don't have one, a cheap small manual garden spray bottle, my local DIY charges 99p.
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That's a good idea as well thanks, but hopefully it's be alright after removing that much oil..

Update: I've check oil this morning and after 3 tries all came back with oil exactly in the middle :) my efforts been payed off lol
 
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Repair your dipstick to enable you to properly check the level. Keep an eye out for any leaks that may have been caused by the overfilling, the undertray will catch most of them it is only when that is full / saturated that it spills over. Hopefully all OK now.
 
depronman said:
And just to add, I've sold about 70 sets of these over the last 3 years and so far no one as reported one breaking or coming off - so an improvement over the original Audi design. Its also easier to read the oil level than the original
Cheers,
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Hi how can i buy one from you
 
audifan said:
@Sylvester Any up date on the cars overfilled oil situation?
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Hi, it all looks good, but thanks for reminding me ill double check it tomorrow. Now Im after to sort out the keep returning EML caused by Egr insufficient flow code. Cheers

EML light keep coming on but no fault code

Hi, all just have a bit of issues with EML and 620 idle speed, not sure these 2 might be connected. I thought the new plugs and leads will solve these issues but they didnt. When I bought the car 2-3 weeks ago, I was told EML light was on because throttle body needed cleaning. I was told that...
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Do you have oil in the induction system or EGR? Overfilled can get into induction system and block sensors. Get a full VCDS scan done to check for other issues.
 
audifan said:
Item 15.
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Hi, I've looked around and found these two, but not sure which one of the oil filter, 1st or 2nd pic? Does it look like any of them been changed recently? I dont think so. I reckon the garage just sucked the oil out and didn't bother with the rest. Thanks
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Take some more pictures of the front of your engine. The diagram I gave is for a 1.4 petrol which I think you have. Try between the alternator and the exhaust heat shield.
 
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audifan said:
Take some more pictures of the front of your engine. The diagram I gave is for a 1.4 petrol which I think you have. Try between the alternator and the exhaust heat shield.
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Hi, I missed the picture to the previous post, my bad, so it looks like this. I think it's the 1st one circled, but not sure what's the second one then. Thanks
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It should be just below the heatshield ( left circle in above picture ) between the down pipe and the alternator.
 
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