Oil dipstick burnt/warped

[Doubeleive]

does anybody else's dipstick do this? you can see in my photos where it is a darker black color and now it is warped in that section apparently this part is near the exhaust manifold, I'm just curious if anyone else has seen this or if it is unusual, I notice when I pull it out and the engine is warmed up the oil will smoke off the stick right there as well. just trying to figure out if I need to address this in some manner.

 

[Derick]

WOAH!

 

[iamdub]

I wouldn't worry about it. I know mine's a discolored around the bend where it's near the manifold but I can't say it's warped. Also, mine's flat and not twisted like yours. Is the twisted stick a 6.2 or newer year model thing?

 

[Doubeleive]

I wouldn't worry about it. I know mine's a discolored around the bend where it's near the manifold but I can't say it's warped. Also, mine's flat and not twisted like yours. Is the twisted stick a 6.2 or newer year model thing?

it must be, I ordered a new dipstick and it looks like the tube just gets a hair to close to the manifold right there, I may try to bend the tube a little bit farther away from the manifold, dipstick is only $16 so I guess if the first one lasted this long no biggie I just noticed it warping out of shape recently from the heat. Otherwise maybe I can fashion some type of heat shield to slip on the tube

 

[Doubeleive]

it must be, I ordered a new dipstick and it looks like the tube just gets a hair to close to the manifold right there, I may try to bend the tube a little bit farther away from the manifold, dipstick is only $16 so I guess if the first one lasted this long no biggie I just noticed it warping out of shape recently from the heat. Otherwise maybe I can fashion some type of heat shield to slip on the tube

can you measure your flat dipstick? I wonder if they are the same length, seems to me the flat one would hold up better.

 

[iamdub]

can you measure your flat dipstick? I wonder if they are the same length, seems to me the flat one would hold up better.

You wanna publicly compare our dipsticks? This is mildly unsettling. But, I'll do it for you. Just this once and it stays between us- got it? Gimme a few mins to hype myself up.


...By "flat", you mean flaccid?

 

[Doubeleive]

You wanna publicly compare our dipsticks? This is mildly unsettling. But, I'll do it for you. Just this once and it stays between us- got it? Gimme a few mins to hype myself up.


...By "flat", you mean flaccid?

 

[Doubeleive]

mine measures 29 1/8" from the tip to the hilt

 

[iamdub]

mine measures 29 1/8" from the tip to the hilt

Mine's longer: 31 7/8" from the underside of the flange where the handle bottoms against the tube to the tip. No, I didn't squash down the base.

I also took a better look at the coloration and it's really not discolored at all. Mine's made up of two pieces riveted together. The top half coming from the handle is thicker, the bottom half is almost half as thick. The bottom half is darker amber than the top, but it's pretty consistent throughout.

 

[Doubeleive]

Mine's longer: 31 7/8" from the underside of the flange where the handle bottoms against the tube to the tip. No, I didn't squash down the base.

I also took a better look at the coloration and it's really not discolored at all. Mine's made up of two pieces riveted together. The top half coming from the handle is thicker, the bottom half is almost half as thick. The bottom half is darker amber than the top, but it's pretty consistent throughout.

ok thanks for checking, I guess i'm making a heat shield at some point. any suggestion for material? I think all it has to do is deflect direct heat so i'm thinking aluminum, the good hardware store may have something on the shelf I can just trim and drill a bolt hole in and mount it right to the tube
i'm thinking of something like a sliding glass door security lock, the kind that just mounts to the slot so the door cant be opened.

 

[iamdub]

ok thanks for checking, I guess i'm making a heat shield at some point. any suggestion for material? I think all it has to do is deflect direct heat so i'm thinking aluminum, the good hardware store may have something on the shelf I can just trim and drill a bolt hole in and mount it right to the tube
i'm thinking of something like a sliding glass door security lock, the kind that just mounts to the slot so the door cant be opened.

I once made a small heat shield by wrapping cardboard in aluminum from the wall of a cut open and flattened beer can. I think it was actually two cans. But the cardboard was fully encased and it had plenty of self-supportive rigidity.

My first though was to use spark plug boot socks. Here's a two pack of the socks on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Gasket-11077-Spark-Insulator/dp/B000VTUFJG

...and even cheaper on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Dodge-...Insulation-Wrap-Road-Race-Black-/182238777291

Because of the bracket holding the tube to the head, you'll have to unbolt and remove the dipstick tube and slide the sock(s) on from the bottom. The socks are about 6" long, so if the high heat area falls within this range, you could slip the other sock over the first one and have double the insulation. Or overlap them so the overlapped part is double-insulated and centered over the high heat area and the remaining single-insulated part is just extra, etc.

 

[iamdub]

Lol- Your Denali would be wearing tube socks.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Mine is twisted on the lower section (after the rivets) also, and measures the same 29 1/8"

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[Doubeleive]

Mine is twisted on the lower section (after the rivets) also, and measures the same 29 1/8"

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

I'LL see what the new one looks like tomorrow, but pictures online showed it twisted end to end, what year/model/engine is yours?

 

[gooffeyguy]

I'LL see what the new one looks like tomorrow, but pictures online showed it twisted end to end, what year/model/engine is yours?

2012 yukon denali 6.2l

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[Doubeleive]

2012 yukon denali 6.2l

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

thanks, that's what mine is also I went and looked at the dipstick again it does have a straight portion at the top, my tube must be bent wrong I looked down in there while it was cool and the tube looks pretty fried but I don't have any other tube to reference for the bend I guess I will ordering a new tube as well.

 

[Doubeleive]

I remember doing the tube on my nbs it was pain in the dick to get the new one back in I think we finally did it with one person holding it at the bottom and another pushing from the top

 

[Doubeleive]

Got a new tube and stick $30, heat wrapped the new tube, installed and got it up to normal temp and it didn't smoke when pulled the stick like it used to so hopefully that's that, the old tube seemed to have a slightly different bend making it pass closer to the exhaust manifold. Like maybe 1/8"

 

[mountie]

Go to a race / parts shop for heat shielding..... Then go to ACE Hardware for a selection of metal material. They have a neat choice of stock pieces that are small / slim. Then attach the heat shield material to it / attach metal strip to tube w/ metal straps. ( I have done this to race engines )

You will want a shield that "hides" the tube from heat. ( 1 1/4" x 10" ).
Just wrapping tube won't be enough)

 

[Doubeleive]

Go to a race / parts shop for heat shielding..... Then go to ACE Hardware for a selection of metal material. They have a neat choice of stock pieces that are small / slim. Then attach the heat shield material to it / attach metal strip to tube w/ metal straps. ( I have done this to race engines )

You will want a shield that "hides" the tube from heat. ( 1 1/4" x 10" ).
Just wrapping tube won't be enough)

I will keep this mind if it gives me any more problems, with the slight different bend and the heat wrap tape it no longer burns the oil on the stick when I pull it out, before it would be smoking like a burger on a bbq.