A little tip from mechanics, open the oil cap on the valve head before you open the drain plug. So the oil flows better from the oil pan because a balancing pressure is better and you get the oil out of the engine.
It's nice to see someone really taking care of their car. It makes me mad when I see people with a motor, maybe only 6 months old, that still hasn't even been washed. I have a neighbour here who would drive around with one tyre, almost flat for a few months. Now, the neighbour has a brand new Audi A1, really nice motor, still not been washed and had it at least 6 months. Even IF it was a company car, I still couldn't drive it like that.
Great video. There are a view points I want to point out during your tutorial. They are not necessary but It would be better. I'd warm the car up a bit if it's cold so the oil will flow faster. Then I'd unscrew the engine oil cap to release any vacuum that's still in the engine as it will help make the oil flow better when you unscrew the drain plug.
1.Warm the engine before draining the oil but not to much. 2.Unplug the washer and while waiting open the top mouth and you will see more oil draining down ;). 3.Change the filter. 4.Put the new washer. 5. Put the new oil Motul (the best).
Lucky bastard! Today I was changing the oil on my gti and they used an aluminum t40 head for the plug. I put the socket in and turned, it was stripped instantly. So effin pissed. Good diy btw.
You want to remove oil filter when the drain plug is out, Filter still creates a vacuum and oil will drip once released. Also you want to use NEW oil on the new filter O Ring.
@mnj5408 ECS plug is not necessary. You can reuse your original plug with a new washer. ECS plug is has a magnetic tip that theoretically will attract any metal particles floating around in your oil pan.
meanwhile us Volkswagen mechanics laugh at your carefulness. we done enough of these and others to know the tricks whereby you dont need to remove certain lines or take longer... it all comes down to rinse n repeat.. how ever thankyou for taking the time to show owners how to do it emselves... will give me more time to work on these shit box Failure CAV dual charged engines that keep blowing rings
At the VW dealer that I work at we use 5W40 synthetic oil. We also torque the drain plug to 30 Newton meters. Oh, and if you remove the filter first or remove the fill cap before draining, the oil won't "glug" out of the pan like yours did. Good video though!
Jorge Bustos Don't believe what you hear on the internet, ask the VW dealer what oil to use when you go there to pick up your new plastic drain plug and filter. That being said, at my dealer we use Castrol 5W40 synthetic.
@Laceration242 Thanks for your opinion. Oil should be warm, but be careful not to burn yourself. Also, please remove your oil filter and allow some time before replacing the drain plug so that all excess oil is drained. This was not done in the video.
i am sorry that it took me so long to give you an answer. I have to tell you that i love my car sometimes even more then my girlfriend ;) this car is very good and comfortable on long distance travel. It would be great to have dcc. I will never sell my car even now when i am buying station wagon for my family. take care
Thanks for the Video, im due to do my oil change soon, You mention changing the washer for the sump plug, is there reasons why? can i not re-use the original? If not, whats the size of the washer so i know which one to get. Cheers.
man(n) kann vorher einen halben liter abkippen aus dem 5l kanister und dann den "rest" einfüllen ;) so mache ich es immer. den halben liter aufbewahren bei bedarf. schönes video :)
Nice Tutorial! But since the car is on ramps (incline) would it be ok to add say 1L less than the max capacity of oil, then drive the car off the ramps to a level surface then check the oil level and add as needed?
I wouldnt run aftermarket drainplugs until after the warranty period is up, just another wayto be denied. But frankly the oil will drain out rather well just using a standard drain plug, I would just reuse the plug when you do it and the dealer will replace it when they do for the free 10k services. They are good for 2 uses but any more and its kind of iffy. I still recommend 5k intervals, thats what all the techs do who run VWs with synthetic. Think of it as cheap insurance.
Very nice video and car. Did you film it with a PanaVision or something? Image quality looks like a real movie or like a TopGear segment!!! Also what's the oil change interval you use? Please post more!!
Thaks, I Have a Seat Leon 1.8 TSI 2012 and its the seame engine. I only have one doubt, where you buy the new screw, that you change under the car. Whats the name and serial number? Thank you so much.
how much oil is between the max and min marker? is it rateful to fill in the fresh oil by easy stages? what is, if you filled too much oil in the engine? what is, if you use, or mix, other classes of oil?
The cars sit low I have one and need to change my oil I also have those ramps u were sitting on my question is how did u drive into the ramps with out hitting the nose of the car?
Hey I've been told to use the MOTUL oil for my car, but where do I get it? and is it really specifically for VW's I have no clue about cars but I love my VW and i want the best for it. Even tho I never thought the stuff for German cars was so expensive.. Why is that would you happen to know?
how much would you say did this set you back. cause i just got mine changed at the dealer while i had to get my manifold replaced and it only costed me 69 dollars
Does the GTI not have a traditional spin on oil filter, I'm thinking about getting a GTI that's the reason I'm wondering cause my 98 corolla has a spin on filter takes me about 10 mins to change it but that filter didn't look like it spun on but I may be wrong
@turtlejames79 Finger tight you mean? Highly inadvisable, likely to leak. If you can't go by feel, you are correct at 22 ft-lbs. I am a VW tech and I do finger tight plus about a 1/4 turn on the these cars. I happen to own a TSI engined car as well. Regarding plugs, we actually put a new plug in at every change, I do the same as the threads on the plugs get messed up easily and will become hard to remove over time. 5k changes on these cars, 10k is what we do to save money on free maintenance.
Why do people go to such extremes to cover up license plates online? Who started this trend? I've heard people say "they can find out where u live". Lol, well do you also keep it covered while driving around on public streets? What's the difference?
@ballmer. dealerships always get bitchy. VW dealers in my area use castrol edge sports 5w-30 engine oil. I brought in Shell helix ultra 5w-40 and they gave me a big lecture saying factory spec is castrol edge and not other brands and 5w-40 is slightly thicker. they did end up using the oil i provided but made me fill in a form to cover them selfs. I prefer shell helix ultra 5w-40 over castrol edge sports 5w-30.
Is it too bad for the engine if the oil measure reading reaches the X on the MAX? I just took my car to its first 10k service about two weeks ago and those fuckers seemed to overfill the deposit :(
A little tip from mechanics, open the oil cap on the valve head before you open the drain plug. So the oil flows better from the oil pan because a balancing pressure is better and you get the oil out of the engine.
Thanks for posting! You've really helped me worry less about performing my own oil changes.
It's nice to see someone really taking care of their car. It makes me mad when I see people with a motor, maybe only 6 months old, that still hasn't even been washed.
I have a neighbour here who would drive around with one tyre, almost flat for a few months. Now, the neighbour has a brand new Audi A1, really nice motor, still not been washed and had it at least 6 months. Even IF it was a company car, I still couldn't drive it like that.
I was skeptical, but this a quite good video. The oil change "kits" are available on the Internet, tools are nothing unusual. Piece of cake.
The Zen of Automobile maintenance .. thanks for the silence
AWESOME video!!!! Thank you for the time that you took to film it.
Take care
I just bought a 2013 GTI and Im really excited where that oil filter is!!!
Thumbs up for a proper instructional vid, two thumbs up for not putting some crap song in the background.
Great video. There are a view points I want to point out during your tutorial. They are not necessary but It would be better. I'd warm the car up a bit if it's cold so the oil will flow faster. Then I'd unscrew the engine oil cap to release any vacuum that's still in the engine as it will help make the oil flow better when you unscrew the drain plug.
awesome video. Thanks for taking the time to post it.
1.Warm the engine before draining the oil but not to much.
2.Unplug the washer and while waiting open the top mouth and you will see more oil draining down ;).
3.Change the filter.
4.Put the new washer.
5. Put the new oil Motul (the best).
Nice job mate,very professional,thanks for the guide!
hope my 2.0 tfsi S3 engine,will be almost the same
Lucky bastard! Today I was changing the oil on my gti and they used an aluminum t40 head for the plug. I put the socket in and turned, it was stripped instantly. So effin pissed. Good diy btw.
I always suggest to turn the filler cap a half of turn to the remove position to relieve any oil pressure in the system.
You have done great job. Thanks a lot. I am going to do that with my Scirocco (the same engine)
Thanks, just what I needed to know about the filter. Nice video.
Very nice and informative video.
Really Helpful! I have a 1.8T '02 I'll try it with mine...
@ 5:05 gotta love das Deuttsch entwickeln!
You want to remove oil filter when the drain plug is out, Filter still creates a vacuum and oil will drip once released. Also you want to use NEW oil on the new filter O Ring.
Thanks for the video, just picked up a CC, should come in handy!
@mnj5408
ECS plug is not necessary. You can reuse your original plug with a new washer. ECS plug is has a magnetic tip that theoretically will attract any metal particles floating around in your oil pan.
Nice video. Thanks!
meanwhile us Volkswagen mechanics laugh at your carefulness. we done enough of these and others to know the tricks whereby you dont need to remove certain lines or take longer... it all comes down to rinse n repeat.. how ever thankyou for taking the time to show owners how to do it emselves... will give me more time to work on these shit box Failure CAV dual charged engines that keep blowing rings
At the VW dealer that I work at we use 5W40 synthetic oil. We also torque the drain plug to 30 Newton meters. Oh, and if you remove the filter first or remove the fill cap before draining, the oil won't "glug" out of the pan like yours did. Good video though!
Hi Stantonv, I own a 2014 VW jetta 1.8T, what oil grade do you recommend?
Jorge Bustos Don't believe what you hear on the internet, ask the VW dealer what oil to use when you go there to pick up your new plastic drain plug and filter. That being said, at my dealer we use Castrol 5W40 synthetic.
Stantonv thanks I really appreciate your response.
great vid
sick rims man
Bel Video! Ciao!
Nice video!
@Laceration242
Thanks for your opinion. Oil should be warm, but be careful not to burn yourself. Also, please remove your oil filter and allow some time before replacing the drain plug so that all excess oil is drained. This was not done in the video.
If you haven't found out yet, yours is a FSI engine. I believe the FSI engine has a completely different filter location so look it up.
2010 passat cc oil drain plug is 18mm if anyone was wondering... doing my oil change now lol
i am sorry that it took me so long to give you an answer. I have to tell you that i love my car sometimes even more then my girlfriend ;) this car is very good and comfortable on long distance travel. It would be great to have dcc. I will never sell my car even now when i am buying station wagon for my family. take care
my next car. thank you
Thanks for the Video, im due to do my oil change soon, You mention changing the washer for the sump plug, is there reasons why? can i not re-use the original?
If not, whats the size of the washer so i know which one to get.
Cheers.
Xcellent video
I have the same engine and I use the 0W40 oil.
I also use an oil extractor so I dont have to go under the car -)
serge vivier Just get under the car and get a bit dirty like a proper man does.
Of all the cars I had the GTI is the easiest to do an oil change on.
actually you want to remove the oil filter first to allow the oil in the pan to drain better. Same principle as shotgunning a beer ;)
man(n) kann vorher einen halben liter abkippen aus dem 5l kanister und dann den "rest" einfüllen ;) so mache ich es immer. den halben liter aufbewahren bei bedarf. schönes video :)
Nice Tutorial! But since the car is on ramps (incline) would it be ok to add say 1L less than the max capacity of oil, then drive the car off the ramps to a level surface then check the oil level and add as needed?
I wouldnt run aftermarket drainplugs until after the warranty period is up, just another wayto be denied. But frankly the oil will drain out rather well just using a standard drain plug, I would just reuse the plug when you do it and the dealer will replace it when they do for the free 10k services. They are good for 2 uses but any more and its kind of iffy. I still recommend 5k intervals, thats what all the techs do who run VWs with synthetic. Think of it as cheap insurance.
Very nice video and car. Did you film it with a PanaVision or something? Image quality looks like a real movie or like a TopGear segment!!!
Also what's the oil change interval you use?
Please post more!!
Thaks, I Have a Seat Leon 1.8 TSI 2012 and its the seame engine.
I only have one doubt, where you buy the new screw, that you change under the car.
Whats the name and serial number?
Thank you so much.
You want a 76mm oil filter wrench for removing a GTI's oil filter. I think your graphic says 27mm, assume that's a typo. Good video though.
how much oil is between the max and min marker?
is it rateful to fill in the fresh oil by easy stages?
what is, if you filled too much oil in the engine?
what is, if you use, or mix, other classes of oil?
Thanks :)
What exhaust system is that. Sounds nice. Love the finishers.
you can use helpfull tool to fill oil,i find one on ebay.or amazon,look under pk710 funnel,
@Mr1wd
Hand tightening should be alright if you don't force it. Otherwise I believe it is 22 ft lbs.
The cars sit low I have one and need to change my oil I also have those ramps u were sitting on my question is how did u drive into the ramps with out hitting the nose of the car?
do you know if the oil filter is at the same location on a Golf R / Audi S3 ? Or is it located under the car using a catridge filter ? cheers,
do you like your Scirocco and how god is it on the longer rides :D :)
Hey I've been told to use the MOTUL oil for my car, but where do I get it? and is it really specifically for VW's I have no clue about cars but I love my VW and i want the best for it. Even tho I never thought the stuff for German cars was so expensive.. Why is that would you happen to know?
I think I just watched the Stig do an oil change on a GTI.
how much would you say did this set you back. cause i just got mine changed at the dealer while i had to get my manifold replaced and it only costed me 69 dollars
Might also want to add that the rubber gloves are for female mechanics. Optional (but not recommended) for males.
Does the GTI not have a traditional spin on oil filter, I'm thinking about getting a GTI that's the reason I'm wondering cause my 98 corolla has a spin on filter takes me about 10 mins to change it but that filter didn't look like it spun on but I may be wrong
18 MM. Drain bolt ! That's the biggest damm drain boot I have ever seen. Some crazy German engineer is laughing his ass off I bet.
Shouldn't you take out the oil filter before draining or at least loosen it up for better ventilation
Nice ...what exhaust?
whats the torque rating on the drain plug? im afraid of stripping the bolt.
Hi, do you know where is located the oil filter for a jetta 2010 2.5. Thanks
Which size ratchet should I use? 1/4" 3/8" or 1/2"?
@turtlejames79
Finger tight you mean? Highly inadvisable, likely to leak. If you can't go by feel, you are correct at 22 ft-lbs. I am a VW tech and I do finger tight plus about a 1/4 turn on the these cars. I happen to own a TSI engined car as well. Regarding plugs, we actually put a new plug in at every change, I do the same as the threads on the plugs get messed up easily and will become hard to remove over time. 5k changes on these cars, 10k is what we do to save money on free maintenance.
only hand tighten the filter?
hey do you wash your engine?
Nice but you should talk on ur next video.
Why do people go to such extremes to cover up license plates online? Who started this trend? I've heard people say "they can find out where u live". Lol, well do you also keep it covered while driving around on public streets? What's the difference?
BEFORE DRAIN, SEE OIL LEVEL. by this way you can know if you have oil leaks :)
where you get that oil filter at
what does ECS stand for????????
where can i find the drain plug?
How about a 2003 model GTI. Does anyone know where I can find a vid about that or a website
hmm. just fyi, my drain plug seems to be 19mm.
@ballmer. dealerships always get bitchy. VW dealers in my area use castrol edge sports 5w-30 engine oil. I brought in Shell helix ultra 5w-40 and they gave me a big lecture saying factory spec is castrol edge and not other brands and 5w-40 is slightly thicker. they did end up using the oil i provided but made me fill in a form to cover them selfs. I prefer shell helix ultra 5w-40 over castrol edge sports 5w-30.
Is it too bad for the engine if the oil measure reading reaches the X on the MAX? I just took my car to its first 10k service about two weeks ago and those fuckers seemed to overfill the deposit :(
Hey, the kids in the background are speaking Korean!
the oil must be hot!!!!!!
I think you're supposed to be using 5w40
using wrong oil my friend
you mean inch pounds.
If you need a diy to change your oil maybe you shouldn't be doing any work on your car at all.