What a clown I am...

[P50]

Thought I'd dip my oil tank on my 3.2 to check the oil condition.

It was a nice golden colour. My car's in an underground car park and the light is not all that. Being stupid I was using my left hand and standing on the O/S of the car. I'm right handed. Fail.

I thought the dipstick was in the guide tube but it was not and I heard the clink as it dropped! WTF I thought!!

I got my torch and saw it sitting there. Out came a coat hanger and as I nudged it, it fell into the tank!!

But I could just still see the handle. So working like neural surgeon I managed to get the hooped top part and bring it up. But it had truned 180 degs and was not coming up through the gap it went down through!

After 5 mins I somehow managed to twist it 180 on the coat hanger and got the bleeder on terra firma!

Note to myself. Be MUCH more careful!

Question. Can a dipstick fall into the tank and get lost thus forcing a tank removal or will the dipstick always sit where it can be fished out if you have enough patience?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I don't think it's unusual to find a couple in there if you ever need to remove the tank

[drmark]

Not really the sort of skills needed in neurosurgery, more laparoscopic and gynae (paint the hall through the letter box)

[P50]

Looked on rennlist and there's many a thread on there about dropping yer stick!

O won't do it again!

[AML]

drmark said:

Not really the sort of skills needed in neurosurgery, more laparoscopic and gynae (paint the hall through the letter box)

Amateurs...Interventional Radiologists paint the hall through the key-hole :-)

[supersport]

drmark said:

Not really the sort of skills needed in neurosurgery, more laparoscopic and gynae (paint the hall through the letter box)

Neurosurgeons use spoons.

[Type 49]

Whilst the pragmatic use a magnet on a string (or one of those telescopic things).

[Wozy68]

Been there done it.

When the tank was taken out later because of a rust issue, they found mine and three others in there.

Porsche must make a mint on replacements.