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  1. Tube broken off in dipstick port while changing oil. Any ideas?

    I posted the procedure I used to remove the tube and that included my prayers. I have been hesitant to respond to the comment regarding the existence of God because this doesn't appear to be the forum for that but since latole has opened the subject I have finally decided a response is...
  2. Tube broken off in dipstick port while changing oil. Any ideas?

    Only by prayer and the grace of God was I successful at retrieving the tube out of the oil pan drain plug. My main prayers were for guidance on how to achieve my goal and the skill to do it. My eventual strategy was to get the stuck tube into the oil pan and fish it out intact with a coat...
  3. How to accurately see if car is level?

    I am the type that uses a laser level. I have a slope in my driveway and side yard. I drove my vehicle in place. Marked the concrete just below the jack points. Set the highest point as my zero and then used the laser level to determine how much difference in height there was at the other three...
  4. Tube broken off in dipstick port while changing oil. Any ideas?

    For years I have sucked oil out of my cars through the dipstick port. It has always worked well. This time I got screwed changing the oil in my 2017 Civic 1.5L EXT. The tubing broke when I was working it in. Too old and to soft I guess. I have learned my lesson and will not do this again...
  5. DIY refrigerant recharge experiences

    My 2017 EX-T has the exact same AC symptoms you described at the start of this thread. I have the manifold gauges but do not know the low and high side pressures to add r1234yf to. You mentioned you filled to 40 psi but under what conditions was that pressure measured. Low side with AC full on...


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