My wife's '07 Outback wagon rolled in the garage smoking and smelling tonight. I popped the hood and finally found the front transfer case dipstick hanging loose in the hole, and oil running down the right side of the engine and transmission and dripping on the catalytic converter.
The lube level was down to the lower mark, so I topped it off and cleaned it up the best I could and firmly seated the dipstick.
Any ideas why it came loose? Is there a breather that might be plugged? Any ideas?
Some rather annoy "You need to call a professional service technician. Don't f*ck with it, you might blow yourself up."
Same person also had the following sage advice:
"You are in way over your head. Call a professional and don't forget to PAY him or her. Now, Beat It."
You're assuming that it was seated properly to begin with. Take it to the dealer, let them worry about it.
Dan D '99 Legacy 30th (son's) Central NJ USA
Thanks for the good advise.
It's going to the shop today!
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