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(Message started by: cossieguy on Aug 5^th, 2006, 11:22am)

Title: Help!
Post by cossieguy on Aug 5^th, 2006, 11:22am

Thought i'd be good and check all my levels on my cossie! Stupid i know but i can't get my auto transmission dip stick to go back in it goes about 2/3rds of the way in and stops have tried turning as i put it in (Dip stick not me!) still no joy. Any ideas please as i've got to drive to west wales tomorrow and wife giving me one of those looks! {}

Title: Re: Help!
Post by cossieguy on Aug 5^th, 2006, 11:32am

Success!! Got angry with it and pushed harder than you would want to/expect to have to and it went in. Hope nowts broken now but dont want to take it out again till i get back just in case i can't get in again. Does anyone elses need a lot of encouraging? :-/

Title: Re: Help!
Post by Highlander on Aug 5^th, 2006, 11:35am

Have you had any work done on the box? the pipe is a push fit at the bottom and then has a small bracket which bolts it in place, i've seen one or two that havent had the bracket refitted and are just pushed on, maybe yours has come loose

Title: Re: Help!
Post by mr._floppy on Aug 5^th, 2006, 11:37am

Yeah, twisting it as you insert in ( where have I heard that before ;) ) usually does the trick .

However, dipstick fitment is not crucial the dipstick tube should be covered up to prevent ingess of dirt and stuff.

Title: Re: Help!
Post by cossieguy on Aug 5^th, 2006, 11:56am

Cheers, only had car 2 months, think previous owner had a recon auto box fitted. Eveything about the box is good (No judders etc) Thanks highlander will check the bracket fitment later, can you get to it from top of engine or is it an underneath job?

Title: Re: Help!
Post by Highlander on Aug 5^th, 2006, 12:43pm

underneath, its at the bottom of the pipe

Title: Re: Help!
Post by cossieguy on Aug 5^th, 2006, 1:27pm

on 08/05/06 at 12:43:22, Highlander wrote:

underneath, its at the bottom of the pipe

Cheers will have a look later.