Missing bolt

[scribsac]

I was looking beneath my hood the other day and noticed that there is a bolt missing under there. It's the one that fastens the oil dip stick tube to the engine block. Does anyone know what size and type of bolt this is?

2000 Explorer 2 door 4X4 4.0L SOHC

Thanks.

 

[aldive]

Contact our sponsor, Ford Parts Network ( http://www.fordpartsnetwork.com/ ) , and ask Torree about the bolt; he can look up the part number and sell you the bolt.

Good luck ....

 

[scribsac]

Contact our sponsor, Ford Parts Network ( http://www.fordpartsnetwork.com/ ) , and ask Torree about the bolt; he can look up the part number and sell you the bolt.

Good luck ....

I contacted your sponser and discovered that the bolt is $3 plus another $7.99 hanlding charge. While your sponser was friendly and responded promptly, there's no way I'll pay $11 for a $1 bolt.

Does anybody out there have the bolt size and type for what I need?

 

[Action24]

I,m not sure but dont let it go too long . The dipstick tube will move around and it damages the seal which will result in a leak . Happened to me before .

 

[jimbo74]

go to the dealership with the p/n torie gave you... whneever i go to yota for stuff, they never charge me shipping, just say it will take awhile to get in, as some of the stuff is special order from japan

 

[scribsac]

I called my local Ford dealer and gave them the part number that I was given by Torree. The guy said he doesn't carry those bolts, but that's because it's just a standard 10mm metric bolt that I could get at Lowes. I guess that's why the bolt name is "M10" (metric 10mm). I should've guessed it from the get-go.

 

[scribsac]

I purchased a standard 10mm bolt and tried to put it into the hole in the block and it was too big. Apparantly Torree gave me the wrong part number and 10mm does not fit that hole. Looks like I'm going to have to guess until I find the right size.