Ridge
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I read quite a few threads about this, but most of them dealt with the 1.4 TDI which has a different part.
The 1.4 petrol has a combined oil filler hose and dipstick part. 8Z0115302R. Costs 250 € in Ebay. Pretty expensive.
I noticed that there's some oil below the oil filler hose. I haven't seen an oil leak myself, so maybe it's older. But now I noticed that the oil dipstick has actually snapped off from the metal connector pipe from the engine. I think it can be carefully put in place, but certainly the black middle connector part is missing.
Rather than purchasing this expensive part for a high-mileage A2, I was wondering
a) Can either the service hatch oil filler hose or dipstick cause a vacuum leak for the engine? I don't have any symptoms except maybe higher than usual fuel consumption.
b) Can these pipes be just plugged or do they have a secondary function? I read that someone had put a blind plug on the 1.4 TDI oil hose base. And then just use the second oil filler directly on the engine. Same for the secondary dipstick place. I don't know what to plug them with yet, though.
The 1.4 petrol has a combined oil filler hose and dipstick part. 8Z0115302R. Costs 250 € in Ebay. Pretty expensive.
I noticed that there's some oil below the oil filler hose. I haven't seen an oil leak myself, so maybe it's older. But now I noticed that the oil dipstick has actually snapped off from the metal connector pipe from the engine. I think it can be carefully put in place, but certainly the black middle connector part is missing.
Rather than purchasing this expensive part for a high-mileage A2, I was wondering
a) Can either the service hatch oil filler hose or dipstick cause a vacuum leak for the engine? I don't have any symptoms except maybe higher than usual fuel consumption.
b) Can these pipes be just plugged or do they have a secondary function? I read that someone had put a blind plug on the 1.4 TDI oil hose base. And then just use the second oil filler directly on the engine. Same for the secondary dipstick place. I don't know what to plug them with yet, though.
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