I have seen allot of questions on changing your oil.. so i got out the camera while i did my last oil change. Hopefully this will answer all questions except when and what kind of oil. (there are MANY posts on that!)
This was done on a 2002.5 GTI 24 VR6.
You need.. 6 quarts of oil. (mine takes 5.8 quart per the manual)
Filter. VW Part number - 071-115-562
Tools.. 36mm socket, 19mm socket, 6mm allen, T-20 Torx.
Beer (Kauchbier, tucher, St Pauli, Becks)
Put your car up on SAFE car ramps.. and block wheels so it won't roll off while your under it. If it rolls on you.. you die.
Next.. use the Torx srewdriver and take out the 4 screws that hold on the splash shield. Removing this gives you easy access to the filter. takes all of 30 seconds.
Next.. get an oil drain pan and remove the oil drain plug on the pan with a 19mm socket (i use a six sided socket to prevent rounding off the plug bolt if it was put on too tight). Note. If the car is hot so is the oil so don't burn yourself!
Next.. Time to remove the filter.. first use the allen wrench and remove the silver drain plug in the center of the filter cap. Let the oil drain out of the filter for awhile.
Next take your 36mm socket and unscrew the filter cap. The cap and filter will now come out of the engine. Pull the old filter out of the cap.
Next step.. you need to replace the o-rings on the filter cap and the filter cap drain plug.
The filter box will have a large 0-ring loose in the box and there will be a small O-ring attached to the filter. The large one replaces the O-ring on the filter cap. Use a nail or something to remove the old O-ring.
Remove the small o-ring from the filter and replace the one on the filter cap drain plug.
Next- Coat the new O-rings on the filter cap and the filter cap drain plug with some new oil. (so they will not bind while tightening)
Next- Install the small drain plug in the filter cap, then put the filter in the filter cap.
Go back under the car and install the drain plug. Tighten but don't over-tighten. (i don't know what the torq spec is for this)
Next.. wipe out the filter housing with a CLEAN rag. Then install the filter and tighten with the 36mm socket. Tighten to 25 nm. (it is stamped on the cap).
Reinstall the splash shield.
Put in the new oil. (5.8 quart for 2002 24V GTI VR6)
Start engine.. check for leaks, then check oil level. then check one more time for leaks.
For the more experienced here this may have seemed like too much instruction.. hopefully it will help out some who have never done an oil change before.
[Modified by FLdude, 9:17 AM 1-6-2003]
modified again to fix a bunch of spelling mistakes
40 more modifications and I'll have it right!
[Modified by FLdude, 9:41 PM 1-6-2003]
Fixed the beer list.. its been over 5 years.. had to fix somthing
Modified by FLdude at 9:50 PM 3-28-2008
This was done on a 2002.5 GTI 24 VR6.
You need.. 6 quarts of oil. (mine takes 5.8 quart per the manual)
Filter. VW Part number - 071-115-562
Tools.. 36mm socket, 19mm socket, 6mm allen, T-20 Torx.
Beer (Kauchbier, tucher, St Pauli, Becks)
Put your car up on SAFE car ramps.. and block wheels so it won't roll off while your under it. If it rolls on you.. you die.
Next.. use the Torx srewdriver and take out the 4 screws that hold on the splash shield. Removing this gives you easy access to the filter. takes all of 30 seconds.
Next.. get an oil drain pan and remove the oil drain plug on the pan with a 19mm socket (i use a six sided socket to prevent rounding off the plug bolt if it was put on too tight). Note. If the car is hot so is the oil so don't burn yourself!
Next.. Time to remove the filter.. first use the allen wrench and remove the silver drain plug in the center of the filter cap. Let the oil drain out of the filter for awhile.
Next take your 36mm socket and unscrew the filter cap. The cap and filter will now come out of the engine. Pull the old filter out of the cap.
Next step.. you need to replace the o-rings on the filter cap and the filter cap drain plug.
The filter box will have a large 0-ring loose in the box and there will be a small O-ring attached to the filter. The large one replaces the O-ring on the filter cap. Use a nail or something to remove the old O-ring.
Remove the small o-ring from the filter and replace the one on the filter cap drain plug.
Next- Coat the new O-rings on the filter cap and the filter cap drain plug with some new oil. (so they will not bind while tightening)
Next- Install the small drain plug in the filter cap, then put the filter in the filter cap.
Go back under the car and install the drain plug. Tighten but don't over-tighten. (i don't know what the torq spec is for this)
Next.. wipe out the filter housing with a CLEAN rag. Then install the filter and tighten with the 36mm socket. Tighten to 25 nm. (it is stamped on the cap).
Reinstall the splash shield.
Put in the new oil. (5.8 quart for 2002 24V GTI VR6)
Start engine.. check for leaks, then check oil level. then check one more time for leaks.
For the more experienced here this may have seemed like too much instruction.. hopefully it will help out some who have never done an oil change before.
[Modified by FLdude, 9:17 AM 1-6-2003]
modified again to fix a bunch of spelling mistakes
40 more modifications and I'll have it right!
[Modified by FLdude, 9:41 PM 1-6-2003]
Fixed the beer list.. its been over 5 years.. had to fix somthing
Modified by FLdude at 9:50 PM 3-28-2008