Dipstick tube removal

[James Clio 16v]

Right, my dipstick tube is broken on the support that bolts to the engine.

I've removed the bolt for the support, but how on earth do I get the tube out of the block?

Haynes is no help at all. Anybody know?

Cheers

James

[MatBrown]

I have tried before and didn't manage it.
Sorry, can't help.



Mat.

[BenR]

it'll most probably snap if you pull from the outside, it needs to be pushed from the inside of the block.

Its a true bugger.

[VIPERONE]

weld it, or use metal paste

[2 live]

iv tried gettin em out b4 now too.no success as yet...always tried on a built block tho...

[James Clio 16v]

Bugger! Not taking the block apart.

Would it cause any damage if I left it as it is? It seems pretty solid.

[PhilW]

Well, looks like I achieved the impossible when I stripped the engine down.
I must admit that after removing the bracket bolt for the dipstick tube, I was a little stuck on how to get it off the block, I did consider leaving it insitu but figured that it would probably get damaged when moving the block around.
I manaed to get it off after twisting it (trying to unscrew it) but after removal couldnt quite see how it was fixed, but based on the fact that it wouldnt be an issue for some time, I moved on with the stripping of the engine.

I got to the dipstick tube today and so revisited the problem.
The dipstick tube has a flange at the bottom and where it fits onto the block there is a flange the same size, however there is nothing to hold the dipstick tube in place as it just "buts up" to the block.

I'm convinced that Renault bonded it in place in some way as I have not broken any welds or anything like that when I removed it and thats the most obvious way of holding it in place.
However, I have asked an engineer friend of mine to make me a sleeve that will sit over both of the flanges and wil hold the tube in place.
I'll report back how I get on.......

[16v_paddy]

It's not bonded in any way, it just sits there & is just kept pointing in the correct position by the bolt going through the bracket into the block.

Sounds like you've just snapped the bottom of the tube off as there's supposed to be more sticking out after the flange which goes into the engine

[PhilW]

It's not bonded in any way, it just sits there & is just kept pointing in the correct position by the bolt going through the bracket into the block.

Sounds like you've just snapped the bottom of the tube off as there's supposed to be more sticking out after the flange which goes into the engine

What you say makes sense Paddy, however there is no sign that anything has snapped, the dip stick tube has a clean flange at the bottom and the flange going into the block is clean also.
It would make sense if there was an insert that held the parts together?
If so maybe it dropped out?

[PhilW]

Just seen a post on a Clio Sport site Paddy and you are right, my dipstick tubes looks like this compared with the new one.
Looks like the sump cover will have to come off.....Bugger