Broken Dipstick 2010 Corolla

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32truffaut

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My 2010 Corolla has a broken dipstick, the dealership just found it when I was getting the oil changed, the oil had last been changed 4000 miles before this past August. I never check the oil because I get it changed regularly. I have no idea how this might have happened. They say it will cost $390 to replace because they have to take off an air-something (I'm car illiterate) and then replace it just to get to the dipstick.

Question: How essential is this? (Can I wait a month, months, etc.?)
Is their charge reasonable?
How the heck could this have happened?

Any help would be gladly appreciated, thank you!
 
echarleswhyte

echarleswhyte

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Air-something does not makes sense. all they would have to do is remove the oil pan and it would likely just fall out. I would not drive around with a piece of metal like that in the oil. Did the dealer just give it back to you to drive away?
 
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32truffaut

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echarleswhyte said:
Air-something does not makes sense. all they would have to do is remove the oil pan and it would likely just fall out. I would not drive around with a piece of metal like that in the oil. Did the dealer just give it back to you to drive away?
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Thanks for the reply. It's the intake that they'd have to remove. I apologize for getting that wrong. My understanding is that it's situated around the dipstick (above the o rings) and that for them to get to the dipstick they'd have to remove it and replace it. And that that's the main reason for the high cost of the procedure ($390 was the quote, though there may be some kind of discount).
 
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