Thank you for the information, i can't believe its that easy. A shop just quoted me $260 for this job... needless to say, I walked out and will not be going back to them
Today I replaced the tube on my 2001 VW Beetle. It took about 5 minutes and I have a tip to add. It's only about 18ºƒ out and using a hairdryer, I heated the plastic tube both at the bottom and the slot. I didn't need to pound it in. It snapped in beautifully with about the amount of force it takes to do a push-up. Fantastic job on the video it was exactly what I needed to see.
I didn't know that it was so important to keep the engine pressure I drove my car about 2 weeks with broken funnel, finally I replaced from Napa Autoparts, thanks for your tutorial!
I was going to take my wife's car in to the shop to get this fixed, but watching this video gave me full confidence that we could do it ourselves and we did. Thank you very much.
Great video, thanks so much for posting it. I also have a 2.0 Jetta and was happy to know that I wasn't crazy when I noticed that the dipstick tube was cock-eyed. Turns out when the engine was apart for an unrelated repair, the tech failed to put the bracket back on and replaced the tube with the wrong one. New tube and a used bracket from the local pick-n-pull and its all back to normal!
Clear, concise and such a great video, especially including the nut size. Followed everything you did and had .the tube and dipstick changed in 10 minutes. Thanks so much!
Thanks much, dude! Been looking for precisely this information all over since I picked up my parts. Gonna fix it tonight, can't wait to see what my shop guys say when they see I finally bothered to fix it...
Excellent video, thanks! I bought one of these 06A103663 tubes off eBay and it took a long time to arrive. Tip #1: pay something (anything) for shipping from China and you will get it a lot quicker. Tip #2: Order a replacement dipstick at the same time because chances are the plastic on your old one is also crumbling. My old tube was so bad, the inner ring remained inside the metal tube. I had to cut it with a knife, reach in with a coat-hanger wire and fish a few pieces out. Needless to say, a couple of pieces fell into the oil pan. But it went on good. Tip #3: Use a rubber mallet to hammer it down.
Mine just broke this morning. Surprised it is just a push-on. Thanks for the vid! BTW, might want to plug the hole when trying to remove the remainder.
Great vid! This is the best one I've found. I recently noticed I had this problem in my 2001 Jetta 2.0. Also, that is the cleanest engine I have ever seen! Was it new or did you use some type of cleaner on it? Thanks again!
Good afternoon. That was very good, but if after installing it, you are looking for a thermal protection and wrap the tube you will get good results. The tube will be protected from heat and will not break as you showed at the beginning
I like this info. I had this problem also it gave me a better understanding as to how it was connected. I have the Diesel 1.9 2004 model it does not have the top holding part. I found I could cut the part that is left on the metal from bottom to top a bit with a razor knife and pull the old one off instead of cutters so it came up/off as one piece.
Thanks mate. I have an Audi A4 with the same problem, if you sit the end of the funnel in some hot water for a few minutes, it makes getting it on a bit easier.
Mine is that same yellow tube. But when I went to pull it out, it was stuck. My mother had it serviced some months ago and I was never informed or given instructions on how to pull it out when it's locked in place and last night I broke it trying to figure out how to get the stick out. Now it needs a new replacement from the new replacement. 🙁
Just be wary. Mine wasn't going on easy so I used a piece of wood and a hammer to try and tap it on and it broke. It wasn't even cold (about 55F). Might want to warm it with a hairdryer a bit before pushing it on.
I have the same car and I just replaced it right now I was wondering why it didn't go all the way down and every time I pull my dip stick it came with it lol but now that I tried the hammer and gave it a little tap with worked!! great video thank you! also by any chance I saw you have your engine bay real clean :D is there any specifications I have to do to wash it? or can I just do it with out covering anything? just curious?
In my very very humble opinion I think that the plastic tube is not bad, but the heat is bad. That is why I advise you to buy a thermal protector, surely it does not cost 1 dollar. For example, the protector that is placed on the low pressure pipe in the A / C. That is more than enough. My car did that to him and he still has the original tube after 10 years. Do not drown in a glass of water.
Do you know the part number for the funnel tube? I have looked under VW Jetta and under universal parts and can not seem to find the funnel tube on Rock Auto. Thank you!
Sooo...mine is out (came out in small pieces it was so deteriorated) but I believe there is some of the plastic tube stuck INSIDE the metal tube...what the heck do I do now?
+oarod88 No, that can't be the cause. You could run the car without a dipstick and it would never cause the check engine light to come on. The first thing to do is make sure your gas cap is on tight. If it's not, that will definitely cause the engine light to come on. After tightening it you'll have to drive it a couple of times before the light goes off. If that doesn't fix it, take it to Advance Auto Parts or Autozone or some other auto parts store and ask them to read your codes. Most auto parts store will read your codes for free. After they read the code, look it up on the internet to find out what's causing the check engine light to be lit.
+sam1174 Hey man thanks for the comment. I rant the car for a bit and periodically opened the hood and pushed the dipstick down. This morning the engine light turned off and has been off ever since.
This pisses me off that volkswagon is cutting costs and putting out inferior parts. I work in a shop and these break all of time. Let's put a cheap plastic tube close to an engine that is putting out tons of heat on a daily basis. At least its easy to replace I suppose
hmmm... what do you do when an oil change shop does a fucking oil change and instead of telling you that they broke the tube.... they splice a flexible hose with a hose clamp in.... and then the rest of the tube gets secured on with zip ties (ty-wraps) to the metal post. i'm sure even the regional manager will say "sorry lol i dont care"
+Corkoth55 The plastic tube places the dip stick at the precise level to measure the oil accurately. If they replaced it with a rubber hose, your oil level could be high or low and you wouldn't know it. You should replace it right away. And now that you know how easy it is to replace, replace it in the parking lot of the oil change place. Make a video of it. Explain what they did in the video and put the video on UA-cam. Send a link to the video to their corporate office. :-)
sam1174 i know can you believe that shit... i might do it. i don't have like a tripod or an actual camera to do it on my own though. kinda sucks. i feel like even if it did get their attention, they'd say "here's a coupon for a free oil change" which is useless because i will never go to a Monro for any service ever again. i'm a mechanic myself (not car mechanic..)... so i only went because its cheaper than buying a filer and oil and having to lift my car up. now i see i've paid a lot more! thanks Monro!
No offense, but it isn't the oil change shop's fault that your dipstick tube broke. The plastic gets extremely brittle and might have been broken already when you arrived. If anything, they did you a solid by taking extra time with the trailer park repair.
Normally I would just delete your comment, but your it intrigued me. So I decided to figure out how much it cost to drive this car. My daughter paid $3,500 for it. She put 70,000 miles on it before the timing belt broke at 210,000 miles. That's about a nickel per mile, plus gas and oil. The car got a little over 30 MPG on average, and with fuel at $2.50 per gallon, that's another 8.3 cents per mile. Oil change add another 6/10ths of a cent, for a grand total of 13.9 cents per mile. That's a pretty good cost per mile for a car that is "complete garbage".
Hope you didn't just push the snapped inner peace straight into the sump... Which is what you just did.. because you only pulled the outer peace of tube off.. you didn't fish the inner peace of tube out.. so when you push a new one on if you look inside the tube is twin wall at the bottom where it slides on.. when they snap they leave the inner wall or inner tube in the hole.. so when you push a new one on you have just pushed the old inner piece straight into your sump... Great well done...
This pisses me off that volkswagon is cutting costs and putting out inferior parts. I work in a shop and these break all of time. Let's put a cheap plastic tube close to an engine that is putting out tons of heat on a daily basis. At least its easy to replace I suppose
Jakerbg: Baloney lips. Dipstick tubes are normally metal because plastic melts and easily deforms or gets brittle and weak when exposed to heat. Red hot?, give your brain cell a break.
@@jakerbg No-my '97 Cabrio with a 2.0 has a metal tube down to the engine and just a small plastic piece where the dipstick seals at the top. The dipstick tube doesn't have oil in it and metal is all around the engine and heat doesn't damage it. Just VW cutting corners.
Thank you for the information, i can't believe its that easy. A shop just quoted me $260 for this job... needless to say, I walked out and will not be going back to them
Today I replaced the tube on my 2001 VW Beetle. It took about 5 minutes and I have a tip to add. It's only about 18ºƒ out and using a hairdryer, I heated the plastic tube both at the bottom and the slot. I didn't need to pound it in. It snapped in beautifully with about the amount of force it takes to do a push-up.
Fantastic job on the video it was exactly what I needed to see.
Wish I had done that. It wasn't even that cold and it broke. New one on the way...
I just watched the video and completed the job in less than 10 minutes.Thank you so much for this.
I didn't know that it was so important to keep the engine pressure I drove my car about 2 weeks with broken funnel, finally I replaced from Napa Autoparts, thanks for your tutorial!
I was going to take my wife's car in to the shop to get this fixed, but watching this video gave me full confidence that we could do it ourselves and we did. Thank you very much.
I can't believe I almost paid $90 bucks for a mechanic to do this. Thank you for the help! I got my car fixed up and saved a ton of money.
Great video, thanks so much for posting it. I also have a 2.0 Jetta and was happy to know that I wasn't crazy when I noticed that the dipstick tube was cock-eyed. Turns out when the engine was apart for an unrelated repair, the tech failed to put the bracket back on and replaced the tube with the wrong one. New tube and a used bracket from the local pick-n-pull and its all back to normal!
Very helpful! The dipstick and tube on my boyfriend’s ‘02 Jetta 1.8t are all broken up so we ordered new ones and will be installing on Saturday!
Clear, concise and such a great video, especially including the nut size. Followed everything you did and had .the tube and dipstick changed in 10 minutes. Thanks so much!
Glad I could help!
Thanks much, dude! Been looking for precisely this information all over since I picked up my parts. Gonna fix it tonight, can't wait to see what my shop guys say when they see I finally bothered to fix it...
Excellent video, thanks! I bought one of these 06A103663 tubes off eBay and it took a long time to arrive. Tip #1: pay something (anything) for shipping from China and you will get it a lot quicker. Tip #2: Order a replacement dipstick at the same time because chances are the plastic on your old one is also crumbling. My old tube was so bad, the inner ring remained inside the metal tube. I had to cut it with a knife, reach in with a coat-hanger wire and fish a few pieces out. Needless to say, a couple of pieces fell into the oil pan. But it went on good. Tip #3: Use a rubber mallet to hammer it down.
Mine just broke this morning. Surprised it is just a push-on. Thanks for the vid! BTW, might want to plug the hole when trying to remove the remainder.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to make a very well made video... Now I gotta go fix my gti!
Thanks! Appreciate your video, was surprised when the dispstick broke off with the part of the tube, luckily it's an easy swap.
Your video was so helpful, I just changed it all by myself after watching this. Thank you!
Thank You so very much for the awesome video. My top part of the tube and handle on the dipstick just broke last night... now I can fix it with ease.
Great vid! This is the best one I've found. I recently noticed I had this problem in my 2001 Jetta 2.0. Also, that is the cleanest engine I have ever seen! Was it new or did you use some type of cleaner on it? Thanks again!
Just checked my dipstick and it's knackered - but thanks to your video I'm going to have a go at fixing it on the weekend. Thanks a lot! :-D
I love hearing stories like that, Mason. Thanks for the feedback!
Good afternoon. That was very good, but if after installing it, you are looking for a thermal protection and wrap the tube you will get good results. The tube will be protected from heat and will not break as you showed at the beginning
Thanks for making this video !!! I had to change mine today and it helped a lot !!!!
Thank you. The hammer with the 2x4 was a very helpful tip!
I like this info. I had this problem also it gave me a better understanding as to how it was connected. I have the Diesel 1.9 2004 model it does not have the top holding part. I found I could cut the part that is left on the metal from bottom to top a bit with a razor knife and pull the old one off instead of cutters so it came up/off as one piece.
I'll say it one more time...you can find almost anything on UA-cam....my 2004 Jetta has the same problem...thank-you....
Great video. Thanks you for taking the time to make it. I'll be doing the same thing to my girlfriends Beetle this weekend.
Thank you so much! I'm not sure why I couldn't find it. I'm quite certain this will be perfect for my 2001 Jetta!
Did it ?
THANK YOU!! Really appreciate you taking the time to post this!
Thanks. I'll be doing this next week. Got the tube for 3.98 with free shipping on eBay.
Got mine from Walmart 3day shipping $11
Thanks for the video! Made the job a breeze.
Thanks mate. I have an Audi A4 with the same problem, if you sit the end of the funnel in some hot water for a few minutes, it makes getting it on a bit easier.
+Mathew Sydney Great tip! Thanks.
Your video was very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Thanks a lot for the video. It was very helpful!
Thanks. It was as easy as you made it look.
Very helpful information and instructions, thanks for the post.
Thanks! Went to vw and paid 15 for the funnel tube.
Mine is that same yellow tube. But when I went to pull it out, it was stuck. My mother had it serviced some months ago and I was never informed or given instructions on how to pull it out when it's locked in place and last night I broke it trying to figure out how to get the stick out. Now it needs a new replacement from the new replacement. 🙁
ThaNx..very helpful video 🚘
Great video....I have the same issue. Would it be a problem if I drive around with a broken tube while I wait for the new one to arrive?
That was very helpful - thank you!
Do you have a video on how to fix the pump pulley power steering?,
thanks for posting this video. keep it up!
Just be wary. Mine wasn't going on easy so I used a piece of wood and a hammer to try and tap it on and it broke. It wasn't even cold (about 55F). Might want to warm it with a hairdryer a bit before pushing it on.
Thanks for u help that exactly what I am looking for .
I have the same car and I just replaced it right now I was wondering why it didn't go all the way down and every time I pull my dip stick it came with it lol but now that I tried the hammer and gave it a little tap with worked!! great video thank you! also by any chance I saw you have your engine bay real clean :D is there any specifications I have to do to wash it? or can I just do it with out covering anything? just curious?
Thank you! I thought I would have to take it to VW to fix mine... I'm embarrassed after seeing your video:)
Thank you for the video! well done!
In my very very humble opinion I think that the plastic tube is not bad, but the heat is bad. That is why I advise you to buy a thermal protector, surely it does not cost 1 dollar. For example, the protector that is placed on the low pressure pipe in the A / C. That is more than enough. My car did that to him and he still has the original tube after 10 years. Do not drown in a glass of water.
I was just going to take my daughters bug to the mechainc. Not now! Thanks!!!!
Thanks for that 🤙
Do you know the part number for the funnel tube? I have looked under VW Jetta and under universal parts and can not seem to find the funnel tube on Rock Auto. Thank you!
Sooo...mine is out (came out in small pieces it was so deteriorated) but I believe there is some of the plastic tube stuck INSIDE the metal tube...what the heck do I do now?
Thanks for this video:)
It's 06A103663C. They have two. One's a buck ten, the other is $8.03. I'd buy the one for $1.10. :-)
I have a toyota corolla motor car can you assist me in change that metal sleeve oil dipstick 1nz engine
Do u need jb weld to make sure it stays in place ? My freinds keeps saying I do
No. It is held in place by friction. It's not going to come off.
Is it possible for your engine light to turn on if you do not get the oil dipstick all the way in?
+oarod88 No, that can't be the cause. You could run the car without a dipstick and it would never cause the check engine light to come on. The first thing to do is make sure your gas cap is on tight. If it's not, that will definitely cause the engine light to come on. After tightening it you'll have to drive it a couple of times before the light goes off. If that doesn't fix it, take it to Advance Auto Parts or Autozone or some other auto parts store and ask them to read your codes. Most auto parts store will read your codes for free. After they read the code, look it up on the internet to find out what's causing the check engine light to be lit.
+sam1174 Hey man thanks for the comment. I rant the car for a bit and periodically opened the hood and pushed the dipstick down. This morning the engine light turned off and has been off ever since.
Volkswagen with throw a check engine light with the dipstick removed while on yes
Awesome. Thanks!
Thank for the video, I have a 'Vw new beetle 2002, gas! :-) :-) :-)
I wish I'd fixed this sooner, now theres oil all over my crankshaft sensor and thats no fun to fix
Is this a diesel dipstick? R they the same?
No and no. I'm not sure where the dipstick tube is on the diesel.
Thank you
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Thanks a lot
I broke it by accident and for some reason my dad and grandma came over and put a bolt in now it won’t come off
This pisses me off that volkswagon is cutting costs and putting out inferior parts. I work in a shop and these break all of time. Let's put a cheap plastic tube close to an engine that is putting out tons of heat on a daily basis. At least its easy to replace I suppose
Anybody ever tell you that u sound like jeff Daniels?? Lol
Plastic, fantastic.LOL
hmmm... what do you do when an oil change shop does a fucking oil change and instead of telling you that they broke the tube.... they splice a flexible hose with a hose clamp in.... and then the rest of the tube gets secured on with zip ties (ty-wraps) to the metal post. i'm sure even the regional manager will say "sorry lol i dont care"
+Corkoth55 The plastic tube places the dip stick at the precise level to measure the oil accurately. If they replaced it with a rubber hose, your oil level could be high or low and you wouldn't know it. You should replace it right away.
And now that you know how easy it is to replace, replace it in the parking lot of the oil change place. Make a video of it. Explain what they did in the video and put the video on UA-cam. Send a link to the video to their corporate office. :-)
sam1174 i know can you believe that shit... i might do it. i don't have like a tripod or an actual camera to do it on my own though. kinda sucks.
i feel like even if it did get their attention, they'd say "here's a coupon for a free oil change" which is useless because i will never go to a Monro for any service ever again.
i'm a mechanic myself (not car mechanic..)... so i only went because its cheaper than buying a filer and oil and having to lift my car up.
now i see i've paid a lot more! thanks Monro!
+Corkoth55 Where do you live? I'm near Raleigh, NC. I'd drive a couple of hours to make that video and put it on my UA-cam channel. :-)
i'm in the northeast near canada lol you'd have to take a plane ahaha
No offense, but it isn't the oil change shop's fault that your dipstick tube broke. The plastic gets extremely brittle and might have been broken already when you arrived. If anything, they did you a solid by taking extra time with the trailer park repair.
THESE CARS AND AUDI ARE COMPLETE GARBAGE... PROVE ME WRONG. YOU CANT. YOU KNOW IT, AND YOU'RE IN DENIAL BECAUSE YOU PAID TOO MUCH FOR IT.
Normally I would just delete your comment, but your it intrigued me. So I decided to figure out how much it cost to drive this car. My daughter paid $3,500 for it. She put 70,000 miles on it before the timing belt broke at 210,000 miles. That's about a nickel per mile, plus gas and oil. The car got a little over 30 MPG on average, and with fuel at $2.50 per gallon, that's another 8.3 cents per mile. Oil change add another 6/10ths of a cent, for a grand total of 13.9 cents per mile.
That's a pretty good cost per mile for a car that is "complete garbage".
Louie Watson you chat shit bro
Hope you didn't just push the snapped inner peace straight into the sump...
Which is what you just did.. because you only pulled the outer peace of tube off.. you didn't fish the inner peace of tube out.. so when you push a new one on if you look inside the tube is twin wall at the bottom where it slides on.. when they snap they leave the inner wall or inner tube in the hole.. so when you push a new one on you have just pushed the old inner piece straight into your sump... Great well done...
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Excellent video. Thank you!
This pisses me off that volkswagon is cutting costs and putting out inferior parts. I work in a shop and these break all of time. Let's put a cheap plastic tube close to an engine that is putting out tons of heat on a daily basis. At least its easy to replace I suppose
You have literally just answered you own complaint, the plastic tube is due to the heat if it was metal then it would be red hot.
Jakerbg: Baloney lips. Dipstick tubes are normally metal because plastic melts and easily deforms or gets brittle and weak when exposed to heat. Red hot?, give your brain cell a break.
@@jakerbg No-my '97 Cabrio with a 2.0 has a metal tube down to the engine and just a small plastic piece where the dipstick seals at the top. The dipstick tube doesn't have oil in it and metal is all around the engine and heat doesn't damage it. Just VW cutting corners.