[W126 Coupe] As dumb as a 560SEC dipstick ?

[Mike Ramay]

Been there, done that. It is of no concern sitting in the pan. Like
Christopher said, with the filter on the suction of the pump, it isn't going
anywhere. You can leave it in there for years.

Mike R.


-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-admin@mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-admin@mbcoupes.com]On
Behalf Of rcl
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 10:41 PM
To: mbcoupes@mbcoupes.com
Subject: [W126 Coupe] As dumb as a 560SEC dipstick ?


Yes that would be me - today I snapped 2 inches off from the bottom of my
TRANSMISSION dipstick - it is now sitting somewhere inside either the
dipstick tube or has made its way into the tranny.......

Question is does anyone on  the list know for sure if the it can actually
enter the tranny and cause damage - or do I need to have the vehicle trucked
to the shop for removal.

Thanks in advance  - Rob

PS: I tried to cut the dipstick near the cap so I could just put the cap
back on - you wouldnt believe how hard it was to cut the darn dipstick -
ended up using bolt cutters....................of course snapping it off by
mistake was really easy - so be careful.


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