engine oil dipstick

[xjbenny]

well folk's one for the oil burner's out their
went to check the engine oil today and discovered the bottom of the dip stick was missing,go figure ah',who knows how the clowns checked the level when they put the engine back in,what i'm hopeing is for 1 of you good people to give me the measurement from the top of the dipstick tube to the marks on the stick
Benny

[murray]

i check mine for you

[xjbenny]

thank's Murry i new you were a good man

[Dan96XJ]

whwres the end of the dip stick - hopefully not floating around the sump?

[Rodgebone]

i came up with (from the O-ring on the dipstick): 51.5cm to the full mark and 53.2cm to the add mark (crosshatch between these)...does it look like the end of the dipstick broke or more like it a corrosive failure? id be wondering but my guess is it broke from years of flex doing the old in and out...this would concern me if its floating around in the pan and you do much hard 4 wheelin with a lot of bounce...maybe time to do the rear main (if its leaking) and get that out eh?