How-To: PCX 150 - Oil Dipstick EXTENSION - w/pics/video

[Inoplanetyanin]

Hello, I'm guessing many of you have burnt your fingers or have noticed how difficult it is to reach the small oil dipstick that is recessed far towards the engine. After an especially painful burn I decided to make an extension. Here's what I've done:

[Inoplanetyanin]

Here are the pictures. Wow, so hard to just a attach a photo (so many rules).

[Inoplanetyanin]

Here is picture number 2 (enough characters to post).

[Inoplanetyanin]

Used this Harbor Freight epoxy, held the whole thing with a clamp in a vise for a few hours. Seems to have come out as one sold piece. The time will show if it holds.

[Inoplanetyanin]

Here is a youtube video link.
Darn phone doesn't allow me to rotate my video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9WEGAOIlbE

[WhiteNoise]

Thank you for your "how-to!" This will be a first (that I know of), in elongating a PCX's dipstick. Cheers on being creative.
I will be moving your thread over to our How-to board for easier-to-find access.

In the meantime, I thought you might be interested in seeing this youtube video: how-to rotate your video

[Inoplanetyanin]

Thanks for the link but it can't work with my channel as it is not monetized and doesn't have access to youtube creator studio.

[Inoplanetyanin]

Well, after riding in 100+F weather, the glue finally softened. I just drilled a hole through both the dipstick and the PCV pipe, and put a bolt with washer and nut through it. It's not going anywhere now.

[Jge64]

Spray paint the whole thing black so it doesn’t look so homemade…

[you you]

Spray paint the whole thing black so it doesn’t look so homemade…

Will that really help?

[Old Scoot]

Spray paint the whole thing black so it doesn’t look so homemade…

Will that really help?

you'll never know until you do it

[gn2]

Alternatively.....

[you you]

Alternatively.....

Too logical.

Get crazy for once

[gn2]

I had hoped the thread was about how to lengthen the dipstick to make sure it can reach the oil.....