Its pretty easy. There is a allen key bolt and a little bracket holding it from moving back and forth right where the intake manifold bolts up. Just be careful when you pull it out that none of the pieces fall in! That would be No Bueno...

 

Thanks - do I have to disassemble anything to get to it?

 

A bad dip stick funnel can cause a CEL?
I have recently been searching for a vacuum leak since a have a code for a lean condition. . I suspect its more than likely a vacuum leak.
I'll have to get that boot asap. The top of my dipstick is slightly broken. The whole damn sleeve comes up when I check my oil. .

 

That's what I read - but I think it was on the ebay page that was selling the replacement funnels. However, I've not been able to find anything that tells me what errors it would cause.

In my case, the funnel sticks up through the manifold. I'm not sure how to reach it. I guess I'll have to put the car up and look at it from underneath.

It's a $16 part, and a pita.

 

Does anyone have a DIY for changing this on the 2001 1.8t? The dipstick is sticking up through the manifold and I have no clue how to remove the old one. Maybe I can get to it from the bottom but I don't have a good place to work. (Never been much of a diy'er on cars).

Thanks!

 

Joe - you sound like you've done this already. Any tricks you can share? Frankly the way it sticks up through the manifold, I'm not sure how to reach it.

Thanks!

 

just get a new one its like $10 and easy to replace, same thing happened to my dads 1.8t

 

I've had it on order for a few days. Actually paid like $15.xx (including S&H).

It still doesn't look like I can reach the bottom of it through the manifold.

So - what if some little pieces do break off and fall in? (this thing is disintegrating and I'm not going to touch it until I have the replacement part). Is there a way to get to the screen on the oil pump?

 

They're crap and cheap plastic. They frequently get brittle and crack and a lot of times pull out of place. Holding the top of it while pulling out the dipstick should made it last a little longer.

 

Thanks for the tip - I'll try to remember that on the new one (once I figure out how to install it through the manifold). It's far too late for the current one!