Dipstick tube in the freezer?? Anyone done this?

hosehead said

... super tight. I was just reading about people putting the tube in the freezer overnight to shrink the metal for an easier install. Has anyone successfully done this? Bad idea? Seems like it would shrink it but also make it brittle also. Thanks in advance for any help.

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0°F or whatever your freezer is at won't make the metal brittle. It's probably not going to shrink it enough to make much difference either. Dry ice at around -100°F would work better, but then you might crack the tube if not handled carefully. But at that temperature it should slide right in with no force required.