Oil dipstick tube rotated ?

[Viltor]

Hi everyone,

 

Yesterday I noticed some weird noise at low speed on a bumpy road. I went to the front and I noticed my oil dipstick tube as rotated like 35degrees to the left and the dipstick is hitting the exhaust manifold.

 

Its the first time I saw something like this.

 

What could I do to fix it ? I just want that the dipstick tube is aligned in the center and not touching the exhaust manifold.

 

Thanks

[KiNK43]

Someone else recently had this issue I think @philgor.

Maybe he could advise the correct solution?

[philgor]

yeah, i have the same issue, i don't know whats caused it, neither do honda, mine does pull in and out. but doesn't spin. it also appears that its the only way oil leaks out as well. i have replaced the dipstick tube, iirc only about 15 quid on back order, which was about 4wks.

 

at the moment i've left it, as it doesn't appear to have any detrimental effect, apart from topping the oil up with fresh, which isn't a bad thing... 

[Dave]

Yeah, replacing the tube should hopefully correct the problem. It's not a common fault, although I have heard of maybe one or two over the years having this.