I need a little help guys...The dipstick on my boat is really loose and oil tends to seep out a little around it so I want to get a new one.

I am heading out to the river the weekend and would like to take a new one with me, but the boat is already there so I can't exactly take the one over to the parts store and pick up a new one. 

That being said, I am hoping somebody can help me out.

My dipstick goes into the block on the waterpump housing spacer on the front of the motor. It is not the kind that goes down into the oil pan itself. Could somebody get me a length on theirs if they have the same one? Or if somebody could even find me a part number that would be great.

I was going to just go to a Ford dealer, but they usually get all messed up when you tell them you need it for a marine application.

Thanks!

really? Can I get some more info? What brand name ect... I looked on Summit but didn't see anything.

if you have oil blowing out of your dipstick tube....you got more problems then just a new dipstick.

  Brad he said seeping out a little, which I know mine did, because the tube sort of presses into the aluminum timing cover housing, and ya have the oil splashing up from the timing chain caused a little leak, not much tho. My tube pulled out by fingers, not even pliers. Nick the one I got from Summit was a Milodon part # MIL-22035, it cost 52.95 but that was on 02/01/05, so may be cheaper. I got tired of trying to find one elsewhere, cause when you have to say its for a boat motor, they all turn STUPID   You can tell them the size, year, block #, and they is still STUPID

  Brad he said seeping out a little, which I know mine did, because the tube sort of presses into the aluminum timing cover housing, and ya have the oil splashing up from the timing chain caused a little leak, not much tho. My tube pulled out by fingers, not even pliers. Nick the one I got from Summit was a Milodon part # MIL-22035, it cost 52.95 but that was on 02/01/05, so may be cheaper. I got tired of trying to find one elsewhere, cause when you have to say its for a boat motor, they all turn STUPID   You can tell them the size, year, block #, and they is still STUPID

Thanks for the advice, I just ordered it from Jegs. The damn thing is $55 bucks now a days(same price as summit).

I get the same small leak.  Mine comes from the top of the dipstick hole though.  I solved it with a rubber washer just the right size

Chaz, that sounds a little like blowby, I could be wrong tho. And the new dipstick and tube I got had an O ring on it also. So no problem for me also.    Mark

I dunno, The Moo does it a little too, and I know there's no blowby, also think I'm getting some water in through it a little too. There's probably quite a bit of oil getting tossed up that way from the crank slinger at 5000 RPM!(Gonna try the o-ring thing on my dipstick and see if that helps!)

Ray

Oh Yeah, lol Sillycone is to boats what duct tape is to Nascar! 

Ray

The southwind does the same thing! I think a puke tank will take care of it for me? It only does at high RPM 5500 to 6200