I had this happen with my car. I try to sample the oil while hot and do so with a suction tube and sample pump. The tube jammed as it was going down in and when I tried to withdraw it I could feel slight resistance. Further pulling resulted in a release but it was clear upon inspection that the tube had been softened by the heat of the engine, ~200°F. Disappointing since the tube was provided just for this purpose. In softening it smooshed in the dipstick tube then stuck to the tube walls and jammed in the curves. In my case it softened enough and I pulled hard enough that the tube parted leaving some jammed in the dipstick tube. I removed the dipstick tube and rammed the remaining piece out.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mon, Oct 21, 2019, 8:42 AM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Interesting problem: > I changed oil in my engine (Perkins Perama M20) over the weekend. I do it > using a Pela pump through the dip stick tube. I sucked all the oil without > problem. However, the plastic tube that is used to suck up the oil got > stuck somehow in the innards of the motor. I cannot pull it out (I used > considerable force, but I don’t want to break anything). The motor turns > without any issue (I can turn it by hand). > > Questions: > - any ideas what this tube is stuck in? > - any ideas on how to free it? > > The dip stick tube can be removed (after removing the fuel filter, the oil > filter and a few minor accessories), but I won’t get me into the insides of > the engine. > > I hate the idea of dropping the oil pan 0- access is extremely limited and > I am not even sure if this would help in any way, because I can drop the > oil pan by probably maximum an inch or 2. > > Any ideas? > > thanks > > Marek > 1994 C270 Legato > Ottawa, ON > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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