Ok, well i have a quick question.

I JUST got a 01 GSR last week, and i never checked the oil till yesterday. when i pulled the dipstick out, the tube/pipe that the dipstick goes into came out with the dipstick. now, i put it back in, and everything is fine now, but i dont wanna have that tube coming out everytime i check the oil level.

now the car IS under a short warrenty, but its a $100 debuctible for labor and repair. do you guys know how i could fix this, or if its worh paying $100 deductible to have the dealer fix it? doesnt seem like its leaking oil, but i want everything to be perfect on this car.

Any Info would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Rob

 

Anyone with Info?

The guys on Honda tech suggested lightly hammering it in, and if that didnt work, the to JBweld it to keep it from moving.

Any thoughts?

 

I would get it welded back on. That is the best way to ensure it doesn't leak at all. It wouldn't be $100 of labor to fix that though, so see if any machine shops specializing in automotive welding can give you a quote for it.

 

i went to the honda dealer. the tube is $20 and it has a black o-ring on it. the o-ring is supposed to be pushed into the block, which is what is supposed to keep the tube from coming out (all told to me by the dealer). he said to try to hammer it in as long as is not too hard. he said if that doesnt work i can either go with JB weld (dont really wanna do it b/c if for whatever reason i wanna take it off i cant) or just buy a new tube for the $20 and tap that in.

either way im not paying the $100 deductable to fix a $20 part. thanks for all the advise. ill post back here on how it worked out.

Thanks
Rob