# 1991 Nissan Sentra - Dip stick issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 31, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-nissan-sentra-dip-stick-issue/196035 "2024-08-31T10:25:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StevenPillay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@StevenPillay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/StevenPillay)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-nissan-sentra-dip-stick-issue/196035/1 "2024-08-31T10:25:58Z")
Dip stick broke at the bottom does it screw off or it is on the block ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-nissan-sentra-dip-stick-issue/196035/2 "2024-08-31T15:42:57Z")
> [@StevenPillay](#): > > Dip stick broke at the bottom does it screw off or it is on the block Pretty common thing on a lot of engines, little Nissans had a lot to break off… Basically find a screw that you can screw into the broken off pipe/tube in the block from the outside, make sure it bites good, then use a slide hammer and drive it out… Or you can drop the oil pan and use a drift etc and beat it out from the inside… Or you can do it the correct way and buy a dipstick extractor tool, you can also google _ **dipstick extractor tool** _ to find one… Most Pro Shops can handle the job for you… ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-nissan-sentra-dip-stick-issue/196035/3 "2024-09-11T03:55:11Z")
Are you talking about the dipstick itself or the dipstick tube, aka “oil level gauge guide”? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1991-nissan-sentra-dip-stick-issue/196035/4 "2024-09-11T07:22:07Z")
That was an Ask Someone – one and done post, they haven’t been back… But I don’t think they would be asking if the stick screwed in the block, they said it broke at the bottom, besides, they were known for the tubes breaking a lot… They normally broke at the flared out (or whatever) part that seated the tube at the block, it was a weak/stress point… ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/6/96b1f955971f7d0afdb6a5e0a98debbb58ac6c41.jpeg)