lt1fire

Went to go and reseal my transmission pan this morning but I could not get the dip stick tube to detach from it. Cars in the past it just took some gentle wiggling/prying and it popped out.

This wasn't moving at all and i'm scared to put too much pressure on it and damage it or the pan.

Is there a trick to this one for some reason or will it eventually pop out?

this is on a 01

rkw77080

Stop wiggling/prying - you will break it! Refer to the diagram below, the lower section of the dip stick tube is permanently welded to the pan.

lt1fire

Thanks for that.... the o-ring I had for this job was throwing me off as to where it went.

Bocatrip

My LS430 is leaking from 0 ring. There is a screw that must be removed that has difficult access. My Indy will be replacing it as well as reseal pan. Was told it's a 3 hr job and one engine mount needs to be lifted. I'm waiting until it gets worse.

lt1fire

Engine didn't need to be lifted at all.... all in all took me me about 2 hours. 1 hour of that was removing the old FIPG

Bocatrip

I was referring to sealing the oil pan requiring the engine to be lifted to have enough clearance to drop the pan.