Question on Boxster Air Oil Separator and Automatic Transmissions

I kind of feel "conned" by the pictures in Wayne's book and in the tech article on replacing the air / oil separator. I have a 2001 Tiptronic Boxster and there is literally no way to get at the separator from underneath the car. It took me 10 minutes to be able to even see it! My mechanic last time said he would remove the engine to make the replacement and I thought from long experience with VWs that he was probably doing it for convenience not necessity.

The tech article and book ought to note that there is a world of difference in the structure under the car with the Tiptronic and this is not a DIY project for the home garage...

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[Wayne 962]

Yes it's difficult to get to the AOS from underneath the car with the automatic transmission installed. However, you can indeed replace it from the top of the car - it's just a little bit more difficult.

- Wayne