Guys,

Our dipsticks in the B6 models are prone to crumbling apart and falling into the engine. I pulled mine out earlier and low and behold, it just cracked and came apart.. Lucky for me it did'nt fall down the dipstick housing, but it was on it's way to do so.

I can't imagine a hard piece of orange plastic inside the sump would do the car any favors.. So for the sakes of $15 for a brand new official one from Audi, I highly recommend just changing yours

My car is a 2004 with only 28k... The thing just fell apart. A quick search on here shows this is a common problem. So my advice is change your every few yrs to play it safe.

 

i got mine from vw. Parts interchangeable for people who dont live near an audi dealership.

 

same thing happened to my TT when i had it. not good.

the plastic gets hard and cracks on pretty-much ALL audis. =(

 

Mine appears fine on my '02 but the O-Ring that seals the handle to the dip stick tube looks shrunk and I don't think it actually seals any more. Do people replace these? Any suggestions?