Removing the dipstick

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Fig 1: Dipstick

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Remove:

the dip stick pipe and the ground lead
the screw holding the oil pipe and the ground lead.

Pull the oil pipe straight upwards out of the gearbox. Retain the O-ring.

Seal the hole on the gearbox with a plastic plug.