Fire!.....close call tonight.

[Merciless]

My dipstick just popped out and spilled oil all over the engine bay, including the wastegate which almost started a fire! There was smoke pouring out from under the hood. I thought the <A TITLE="Click for more information about car" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||cars|AA1VDw">car</A> was all done.

I had just changed the oil, so I'm hoping I just didn't put the dipstick in all the way.

But is it possible that the combination of heat from the wastegate and high oil pressure blew the dipstick out??

I was just reading a post on DSMtalk from a guy who burnt his laser to the ground the exact same way!

Any ideas?

 

[wishIhadaturbo]

My dipstick popped out shortly after I got my DSM. It wasn't turbo'd then. Just bend the dipstick tube a little to make it stay on. It scared the piss out of me when it happened. I thought my carwas toast. Haha

Will

 

[Insert Name]

Use some vice grips or something, crimp the end of the dipstick tube in a little bit. The rubber piece at the top of the dipstick dries out after a while and doesn't hold it in right.

And you should invest in a fire extinguisher. $11 at home Depot. Easy to install (look in my gallery)