When robbery goes Technical

[filipe fernandes]

Hey guys,

i just signed up for the forum wich i hope it will be a great way to share knowledge and progress on our beloved mean machines.

well, anyway, this morning some ruthless car robber broke into my Renault 4 to steal the "Oil measure rod", i don´t know the name for it in english... it´s the rod where you can check the engine oil. it´s a long flat metallic part with a plastic ring to grip on...

they use it to break into other peoples cars...

but the main questions is, and the technical theme: While i look for a spare, leaving the oil "tube", where the rod rests, opened damages de that? as in does the oil leak out?

i am not a great engineer or mechanic as you can see... but i really want to preserve this car, it was my parents first car and they gave it to me.

Greetings from Portugal.

Btw, i don´t know if this thread is correctly located, sorry in advance if it´s not.

best regards
Filipe

 

[harbourseal]

you might as well plug it with some duct tape or your oil will be all over your engine and engine bay.

Succes with looking for a new dipstick.

grtz, Robert

 

[filipe fernandes]

alright thanks, ill do that asap.
i noticed also they stole the hood opener buton as well, i mean, why?
the CSI in me went for the, they stole the buton so they wouldnt leave fingerprints... but realisticly they/he was just a d@ck....

well no more rambling, thanks for the advice!
ill try to post a picture of the roar machine soon, its like a proud old lion watching over its kingdom.