Hi,

Today whilst pulling out the dipstick to check the oil level on my Mk1 VRS a 1cm or larger piece of the dipstick plastic on the dipstick handle (just below) broke off and went down the dipstick hole before I could grab it.

As it was so large is it ok to leave in the sump until the next oil change (assuming it comes out) or is it going to be a big issue?

I had to drive quite a long way today also after this happened.

What is the likely outcome of this being in the sump?

Would it melt?

What issue could it cause being a larger piece?

Can I leave it?

Thanks,

Ben

What is the oil flow from the sump?

Would the oil filter stop any small parts (if it broke off and got past the oil pickup strainer) from getting to the top of the engine and the more delicate turbo feed?

Did read on here that someone had problems with low oil pressure. They removed sump and found plastic bits from they think previous dipstick in oil pick up. There oil pick up was partly choked. I would assume that the oil filter would grab any smaller pieces that make it through,

Chances of it coming out next oil change would I reckon be fairly small.

Alasdair

So in the sump, is it just the oil pickup with strainer that could get blocked or is there a turbo oil feed pipe in the sump also which doesnt have a mesh to protect from debris getting pushed into it?

Had this happen to me. Thankfully I was doing work on the drive.

There’s a strainer on the pickup pipe, but you don’t want that getting clogged up with larger pieces as you’ll starve the engine of oil.

Best interest is to order a new dipstick, and get it changed. Drop the sump and clean it all out. While you’re there, you may as well change the pickup pipe…