EFA Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 My car has the conning tower with the big screw on top section and then the small screw on cap for the M10 threaded dipstick. The dipstick keeps undo-ing itself and spraying oil everywhere. I have done it up pretty tight. Before I resort to a complex solution, is there a simple one anyone knows? Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Slight smear of threadlock. Done that to my sump plug after it had undone itself a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted August 11, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted August 11, 2012 Arnie Not really familiar with the set up, but would a small O ring fit? i.e. something "squashy" to tighten up against and stop vibration between male and female parts. Ooh er missus!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivaan Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Mine has a small hole drilled through the turnbuckle, then held tight with a spring, with one end through the hole, the other to a fixed point to hold tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ivaan, Yours is the complex solution I was worried I might think of. RJ, you are a man of simple things 😳 😬 Paul, I like yours most, as I don't fancy travelling and having to explain why I have a pot of threadlock in my pocket. I will try a star lock washer for starters, which has the advantage it is reusable if I don't lose it while checking the oil! Edited by - EFA on 11 Aug 2012 11:08:33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Arnie, I did this three years ago, and have changed oil at least 15 times since (usually before each trackday) and not had the problem since. Just don't clean off the threadlock and it will do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Quoting EFA: Before I resort to a complex solution, is there a simple one anyone knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 sell the dry sump and get a wet one .. you trendsetter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted August 11, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hi Arnie, mine has got a small hole in the edge and R clip that stops it rotating Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper man Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Arnie That has been a constant problem with mine. I finally cored it by putting another o ring at the top. It should already have one (yours does I take it?) Ad another and it will be OK. The other problem is the dipstick coming of the screw in bit. The latest dip sticks seem to have this cured, but my first three failed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderpuff Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Quoting Slipper man: Arnie That has been a constant problem with mine. I finally cored it by putting another o ring at the top. It should already have one (yours does I take it?) Ad another and it will be OK. The other problem is the dipstick coming of the screw in bit. The latest dip sticks seem to have this cured, but my first three failed Does that mean I can have my 'sensor bodge' back then Keith Arnie...hope you haven't been running with too little oil 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper man Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Puff - certainly not - it is a very useful spare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 The other problem is the dipstick coming of the screw in bit. The latest dip sticks seem to have this cured, but my first three failed This is the problem I have Keith. Don't worry Gordon, it only takes a small amount to make a mess. Anyway the further I drive it the more confidence you can have in its reliability. It is a K-Series, after all....(some of it anyway)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipper man Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 It doesn't sound like we are talking about the same thing. The dipstick comes detached from the top and falls down into the conning tower, so that if the top comes unscrewed it can go missing. Causing you to have to borrow an old sensor from Gordon! They seem to have fixed that now though. You might have the new type that is OK. To stop it coming undone, try a second O ring. What are you doing with a K-series anyway? Have you finally seen the light?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 I came out Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridgway Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I thought people dispensed with the dipstck from the top and made their own to dip from the bottom. 9.5"?? I think I have an original home made R500 dispstick in the garage which is available! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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