Has anyone repaired engine cover "grommets?"

[upsbroke]

I see that one of the 4 receiver "grommets" for my tdi engine cover has "caved in" and doesn't secure at that corner. As best as I can tell- there's no way to pull the broken piece out but I see replacement female grommets are available from VW but how do I fix this thing?

 

[upsbroke]

Engine cover fix

I can't believe I'm the only one to have the female receiver piece- one of four- break- on the engine cover. I found the female grommet that fixes the problem from VW on Ebay. It's part number 07C-103-226 and with the help of a small plain screwdriver- it pops out and the new pops it. 60 second fix.

 

[Lightflyer1]

At that price I would try a pick and pull yard. $7 to $20 each for a small piece of rubber is outrageous. No wonder so many covers end up missing.

 

[upsbroke]

Salvage yard

At that price I would try a pick and pull yard. $7 to $20 each for a small piece of rubber is outrageous. No wonder so many covers end up missing.

I guess I see my time as worth more than that. Easy fix for under 20 bucks is a win in my book!

 

[Diesl]

My dealer broke one of the four engine cover inserts on my 2012 TDI early on, and during the last DPF & EGR filter replacement they lost it. Good thing I checked right away, and they ordered a new one on their dime. Slightly different construction, but it popped in without a problem. I tried cleaning the engine cover in the dish washer, but that didn't do the job. Had to scrub it by hand.

 

[icecap]

I see that one of the 4 receiver "grommets" for my tdi engine cover has "caved in" and doesn't secure at that corner. As best as I can tell- there's no way to pull the broken piece out but I see replacement female grommets are available from VW but how do I fix this thing?

Replaced mine twice already. They don't last very long due to the vibration wearing down the lip that retains them. The first time I tried to order them the parts man spent ages trying to find them finally finding the number with the valve cover assembly.