how easy is it to remove lower oil dipstick tube (goes into block)

[mudd1011]

so, last year when doing a walnut blasting of the intake, I had to remove the top portion of the dipstick. Well, apparently the plastic tip with oring that sits on the lower metal oil tube broke and came off with the top portion. I didn't realize at the time that there was a plastic piece that goes on the lower tube. however I finally ordered a new top portion and when installed it and it didn't sit on the lower tube, I knew what happened. so, I ordered a lower tube but I'm not sure how to install it. I'm thinking maybe I can just take off the plastic tip and put it on my existing lower tube?

Otherwise, I need to pull out the metal tube. Any one do this before? I read on the b6 forum about needing to tap on the bottom of it via dropping oil pan. that's not going to happen on the b7 for me.

Can I just grab it with some pliers from top and just wiggle it free? Would I have to drain oil first? I just changed it.

Thanks

[mudd1011]

Btw, detailed the manwagon today


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[vce1232000]

We used a snatch bar(dent puller/slide hammer) with the correct harden screw into the tube and that way without oil pan . make sure the engine is warm so the block has expanded somewhat. if that doesnt work your gonna have to the oil pan

[aluthman]

We used a snatch bar(dent puller/slide hammer) with the correct harden screw into the tube and that way without oil pan . make sure the engine is warm so the block has expanded somewhat. if that doesnt work your gonna have to the oil pan

What he said. It's just pressed into the block. Any way you can yank on it sufficiently hard will work. I tapped mine out with a small socket and an extension from the bottom and it came out pretty easily. To get it back in, I made myself a nifty little installer tool:

[Denio24]

Use a 1/4 inch 6 inch extension to get it out, and you can also use an open ended wrench to get it back in.