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Hi,
At the weekend, I was checking the oil level in our '08 plate TT TFSI with 55,000 miles on the clock As I pulled out the dipstick, the little orange ball half way up dropped off. Luckily onto the floor ad not down the dipstick tube. After a bit of googling, other people have suffered the same as the oil in the sump attacks the plastic, causing it to crumble and even drop into the sump.
It seems that the latest versions should not be affected and they are yellow, not orange. So for £10.00, I have peace of mind. The part number is V06F 115 611F. There is nothing on the parts system to say that the part has been upgraded but as I said, the latest version is yellow in colour. I might see if the top of the dipstick tube can be replaced to match but not essential really.
I had the opposite on my 1.8T GTI a few years ago where the orange dipstick tube crumbled but the dipstick was OK.
 
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Happened to friends TT too, mk2.

Funny thing is his is on around the same mileage! Yet my s3 one on 90k when i swapped it for a new 1 was solid (the plastic pieces)
 
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Wish I could find one for my BKD engine!
Trying to see the oil level on that b****y black plastic is a pain in the proverbial...:sadlike:
 
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This happened to me, I wondered why my replacement was yellow rather than orange.
 
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Any dipstick that can read the oil level has got to be better than the original.
 
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you should go to dealer and get free replacement, bad construction of it is not serviceable part. but is your choice.
 
Ive noticed something on mine also. Right at the top the orange is slightly corruded or little bit snapped off, making the little rubber seal not sit right. Am going to order one from psi i think
 
Kaine19 said:
Ive noticed something on mine also. Right at the top the orange is slightly corruded or little bit snapped off, making the little rubber seal not sit right. Am going to order one from psi i think
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Yes this is the other place that the dipstick plastic corrodes, once again eventually dropping into the sump.

Is the pai tuning dipstick exactly the same length as the original so there is no chance of over or underfilling?
 
prt57 said:
Yes this is the other place that the dipstick plastic corrodes, once again eventually dropping into the sump.

Is the pai tuning dipstick exactly the same length as the original so there is no chance of over or underfilling?
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Yeah does the job, quality part


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fangio said:
Still can't find one for the BKD......:frown new:
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I think if you message the seller probably they will find something for you, if not just take measurement of total length till the handle, bottom to max level and bottom to min level and probably they will find out also if was projected for another car...
 
Marek196c said:
I think if you message the seller probably they will find something for you, if not just take measurement of total length till the handle, bottom to max level and bottom to min level and probably they will find out also if was projected for another car...
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Cheers, I'll try that.
 
Further to my original post, I had a good look at the dipstick where the ball fell off and discovered these cracks around the top near the oil seal.
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It certainly seems mileage related as this comes from a TT from 2008 with 55,000 miles. My son's 2009 TTS with 26,000 miles is OK and my S3 from 2007 with low miles is OK.
So I urge you all to go and have a careful look at all the orange plastic parts of the TFSI dipstick as there could be a disaster just waiting to happen!
 
mechanic69 said:
Sod the dealer get the PSI version, way better then OEM
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Hi mate, I received my PSI aluminium dipstick today and just fitted it. Did you simply just remove the old dipstick, leave the mounting area as it was and then just put the new one in? I only ask as the OEM dipstick click into the mounting area whereas this one doesn't it just sits there, so I'm just wanting to make sure that is correct or do I need to do some modding?
 
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I just replaced the oem one. The psi one has an o ring or two on the ally bit, that should fit snugly in the mount. Doesn't click


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This is mine on my 57 pre facelift 85k is it missing something as it looks different from the above pic but I can't ever remember seeing it any different.
 

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Ive been watching this thread and ordered 1 it came today but it doesn't fit my s3 :s it's to big !
 
mechanic69 said:
I just replaced the oem one. The psi one has an o ring or two on the ally bit, that should fit snugly in the mount. Doesn't click
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mechanic69 said:
There should be some resistance to pull it out
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Thanks for the info, I've just checked mine and the dipstick was out of place because as you can see below, it doesn't reach the black o-ring to secure it in place, I've got an 07 pre-facelift S3. I was thinking to maybe cut off the few mm's at the end of the dipstick tube after the indent but then not sure if that will solve the issue as it may still be the same diameter further down (should've pulled it out and had a look whilst I was there, will check on lunch). Or maybe try and widen the dipstick tube itself but then I don't want bits falling into the sump..

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R222cet said:
Ive been watching this thread and ordered 1 it came today but it doesn't fit my s3 :s it's to big !
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Which dipstick did you order, the revised OEM, PSI or ECS one? By too big, do you have the same issue as me or that the dipstick is too long?
 
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I have the psi same as yours by the looks of it. Mine was like that so I just refitted my original orange one as its not broken yet
 
R222cet said:
I have the psi same as yours by the looks of it. Mine was like that so I just refitted my original orange one as its not broken yet
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All I can think of is that we have the pre-facelift S3 whereas mechanic69 has the facelift and so the dipstick tube itself is wider on the later model meaning the PSI fits perfectly. I'm going to have a look on lunch to see if the diameter gets wider after the initial section of the tube after the indent (where the arrow is), if so we can just cut that off and it'll work but if not then looks like we can only have the revised OEM version or the ECS one as it's narrower compared to the PSI judging by samuelh_888's picture:

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I have a facelift too :s that ecs look better but from what I remember it was more expensive. Let me know how you get on mignt have to sell it and buy the ecs version. Awesome do 1 but it's £72 !
 
R222cet said:
I have a facelift too :s that ecs look better but from what I remember it was more expensive. Let me know how you get on mignt have to sell it and buy the ecs version. Awesome do 1 but it's £72 !
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Oh that is odd then! I mistakenly took those alloys as the pre-facelift S3 Speedline's in your pic, tight angle. Will do I'll let you know how I get on. The PSI cost me £40 including postage, the ECS is £50 but not sure if postage is included, £72 for a dipstick is ****** ridiculous though, is it made of gold or something!? I just had a look at the AwesomeGTI one and it looks to be the same thickness as the PSI in the affected area, so I'd definitely avoid that one, especially with that price tag.
 
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HHS3 said:
All I can think of is that we have the pre-facelift S3 whereas mechanic69 has the facelift and so the dipstick tube itself is wider on the later model meaning the PSI fits perfectly. I'm going to have a look on lunch to see if the diameter gets wider after the initial section of the tube after the indent (where the arrow is), if so we can just cut that off and it'll work but if not then looks like we can only have the revised OEM version or the ECS one as it's narrower compared to the PSI judging by samuelh_888's picture:

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Yeah, this is the one I purchased - http://www.psituning.com/product.ph...let_engine_oil_dipstick___2_0_tfsi___golf_6_r - It is expensive. I measured against my original before fitting and it was all the same. It feels secure and you feel the resistance of the o-rings. I haven't driven the car with it yet but will be out over the weekend so we'll see if it holds fast.
 
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samuelh_888 said:
Yeah, this is the one I purchased - http://www.psituning.com/product.ph...let_engine_oil_dipstick___2_0_tfsi___golf_6_r - It is expensive. I measured against my original before fitting and it was all the same. It feels secure and you feel the resistance of the o-rings. I haven't driven the car with it yet but will be out over the weekend so we'll see if it holds fast.
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I didn't realise that PSI sell the ECS one! Will see what you say the diameter of the ECS one is and compare to the PSI, if it's thinner which I think it is, then I'll just ask to swap it with PSI Tuning plus the extra tenner.
 
Well, I found it on their site under the 2.0 TFSI, Golf 6 so emailed them to ask if it would fit the S3 - he said yes but for some reason it hasn't been added to the S3 page. It's there now however.
 
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Kurt said:
This is mine on my 57 pre facelift 85k is it missing something as it looks different from the above pic but I can't ever remember seeing it any different.
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Same here on my 2007 pfl S3...if you look at the bottom of the plastic it doesn't look like a clean cut, more like something has snapped off! Can anyone shed some light on this?
 
Kurt said:
This is mine on my 57 pre facelift 85k is it missing something as it looks different from the above pic but I can't ever remember seeing it any different.
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HansfishS3 said:
Same here on my 2007 pfl S3...if you look at the bottom of the plastic it doesn't look like a clean cut, more like something has snapped off! Can anyone shed some light on this?
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Yep, you're both missing the black o-ring and the cone section after it. After checking my original OEM dipstick which I thought was fine, has actually suffered the same fate as yours!

Do you ever get pro-longed start ups?
 
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2L TFSI BUY: http://www.psituning.com/product.ph...let_engine_oil_dipstick___2_0_tfsi___golf_6_r

The above comes in three different finishes to choose from: Black Anodized, Silver Anodized or Polished.

2L TSI BUY: http://www.psituning.com/product.php/22742/aluminium_dipstick___2_0_tsi

Embarrassing moment/special person award goes to me, I followed the correct links on the PSI website, however I didn't notice the TSI was missing the F in the title at the time and with the description of replace that ugly yellow one, I thought I was onto a winner.. Sorry for the c0ck up :weary:

@R222cet I'm emailing PSI and will let you know the outcome as I've asked to swap mine for the TFSI version and pay the extra tenner, apologies if you bought the TSI one because of my initial post!
 
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HHS3 said:
Yep, you're both missing the black o-ring and the cone section after it. After checking my original OEM dipstick which I thought was fine, has actually suffered the same fate as yours!

Do you ever get pro-longed start ups?
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Actually yes sometimes! Gonna order a new OE dipstick asap! Anyone have a part number?
 
HansfishS3 said:
Actually yes sometimes! Gonna order a new OE dipstick asap! Anyone have a part number?
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PN for the revised yellow one is 06F 115 611 F.

Interesting to know, I won't bore you with the whole story (it's here http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/2007-s3-tfsi-8p1-hot-start-up-issue.261727/) but I was getting an intermittent pro-longed start-up issue ever since I picked up my S3 two years ago. A month ago I got the Fuel Pump Control Module replaced which worked like an absolute charm and fixed the problem in every scenario I found there to be a problem previously. However, on Tuesday I fitted the incorrect TSI dipstick meaning that it doesn't seal properly (only found that out today) and ever since then I've had similar start up issues like before.

Now it could just be a coincidence and may well actually be due to the fact I need a new fuel pump after talking to Andy at Storm because there's less fuel in my tank now (nearly empty) compared to when the FPCM got fitted, meaning that the fuel pump is no longer being cooled by the fuel, especially as the weather has been hotter recently, but there could be the very small chance that it is because of the air leak.
 
Interesting, thanks for the info, I'll order the yellow one asap, mine is not so much a problem as it happens very occasionally and it takes a split second longer than it should but it is noticeable
 
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@R222cet PSI have confirmed they're happy to refund me providing I return the dipstick of course. The 2L TFSI ECS dipstick is out of stock for 10 days though unfortunately..

I emailed info@psituning.com of which I got a quick response from Ade whose been very helpful.

It'll be worth confirming the refund etc. with them first but the return address is:

PSI Tuning
Unit 5, Winpenny Road
Parkhouse Industrial Estate East
Newcastle under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 7RH
 
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