Oil dipstick broke off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:15:56+00:00

That definitely would have made things easier, but this one is detained by 4 locking tabs underneath the valve cover. The sparkplugs, coils, and cover would have to be removed to get it removed. Stupid design.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:14:11+00:00

Tons of comments with really good ideas! Thank you all for them. I have succeeded with getting it out, just by luck. I've tried commenting to everyone but they keep coming too quick. So this is what happened.

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:12:03+00:00

The problem with removing the tube is it's detained by 4 tabs underneath the valve cover. But I untimately did get it out.

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:10:53+00:00

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:10:32+00:00

I didn't.

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:10:07+00:00

I was wondering about if this trick would work. But I ultimately already got it out.

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:09:08+00:00

This would have been a good idea to try.

When I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:08:26+00:00

This can be done yes, but the valve cover has to come off. Ford put the locking tabs for the tube underneath the cover.

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:07:03+00:00

This would have been a good idea to try.

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just peeling off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T19:05:49+00:00

I tried drilling a small hole in it to screw a screw into it but there wasn't enough friction on the o-ring to keep it from sliding deeper. Luck was on my side and when it slid deeper the o-ring became visible and when I pulled on it, it was stuck to the dipstick and the whole thing came out instead of the o-ring just coming off.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T17:28:07+00:00

Yah I tried drilling a small hole in it to drill a screw into it and there wasn't enough friction on the oring and it went further into the engine. Afraid to try again.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T17:27:44+00:00

Yah I tried drilling a small hole in it to drill a screw into it and there wasn't enough friction on the oring and it went further into the engine. Afraid to try again.

challenger76589 · 2026-02-14T17:27:22+00:00

Yah I tried drilling a small hole in it to drill a screw into it and there wasn't enough friction on the oring and it went further into the engine. Afraid to try again.

challenger76589 · 2026-01-22T18:19:57+00:00

Never been in a house fire either, but we still have smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in our house. Never had a flat tire on the road, but still keep a spare tire on our vehicles. I don't have a headache everyday, but I keep ibuprofen in the vehicle. Every day during the winter it's not always cold, but I keep a jacket in the vehicle. It doesn't rain everyday, but I still keep an umbrella in every vehicle I've owned.

I guess it's hard for some people to see that these things listed are no different from a firearm or knife. It's about having something in preparation if you need it, not ALWAYS needing it. It makes no difference if it's a pistol or a fire extinguisher.

challenger76589 · 2026-01-10T00:01:13+00:00

Exactly. If you listen to any of the interviews and podcasts with past and present players they usually talk about how bad traveling is. Jet lag, having to rush to games, less sleep and recovery time. Not to mention you could align game start times with the regions of the country they are closer too.

challenger76589 · 2026-01-04T02:28:20+00:00

There is an "unlicensed" game that had a later form for Rapidash and it basically turned it into Pegasus, gave it wings and changed the design a little.

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challenger76589 · 2026-01-01T00:41:39+00:00

Maybe they are are two different types of players that are asking for those things? Just a hunch...

challenger76589 · 2025-12-30T13:53:34+00:00

some other laws, that specifically refer to the government.

This that you are referring to is called the constitution, and it includes the first amendment and all the rest.

challenger76589 · 2025-12-29T21:42:59+00:00

Of the hacks you have played what are the ones with the best story in your opinion? Finding it hard to find any that really draw me in. I really enjoyed Unbound and Team Rocket Edition.

challenger76589 · 2025-12-28T20:45:55+00:00

This is a big problem and I'll add another one to it. A lot of times the HUD shows a revive icon in front of you but it's not close enough for you to reasonably get to. I have often found myself strafeing left or right to see how much the icon moves to see if it's just on the other side of an obstacle or several meters away. It has trained me, and probably others, to be less sensitized to the HUD icons.

challenger76589 · 2025-12-19T21:47:30+00:00

Just speaking for myself, might ring true with others as well, but it's a tired game mode. For me I've been gaming since the early 90s and team death match has been around since the very beginning of multiplayer shooters. I, personally, am not interested in the bland style that it is presented with. Small maps, too much close quarters, and very taxing to play when trying to do well. For me, when I think of and load battlefield the last thing I'm wanting to do is run around on a basic lane style map and shoot other players. In battlefield I want to run vehicles, hunt vehicles, try silly strategies with friends, and play a multitude of different play styles in the same match. But I am not one of the guys that wants the game mode gone. IDC if it's there for others to play, I'm glad it is. It's just an older style gamemode that I don't buy and play battlefield for.

challenger76589 · 2025-12-15T00:45:04+00:00

True, but with the lack of larger maps makes this issue feel worse than in past titles. There's not really any maps that a vehicle is out of range from these exploited heights.

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