Tuesday 21 January 2020

VW Golf GTI Edition 35 : Oil and Air filter service at 45,500 miles


About time I had a go at servicing my own car again, and use my Xmas present (new Halfords Professional jack)

Having been at Rtech in March at 33,800 miles
mileage currently 45,500 miles , ive had the service due warning for a few weeks.

Bought items from ebay £49

  • Bosch oil filter x 1 (includes seal)
  • Bosch air filter x 1
  • Oil sump drain plug with seal x 1
  • Millers Oils Trident 5w40 engine oil x 5 litres (4.6L capacity listed by Millers for this vehicle)

I also bought a 

  • shallow 36mm socket for the oil filter housing
  • oil catch tray
Steps
  1. Warm car
  2. Jack up car
  3. Remove undertray (8 hex screws)
  4. undo drain plug and allow oil to drain
  5. Replace drain plug with new supplied in kit (includes washer)
  6. unscrew lower element of oil filter housing
  7. push 'nub' with screwdriver and allow to drain
  8. unscrew filter housing (36mm)
  9. remove old filter and seal
  10. put new seal and filter in housing
  11. fill with some new oil
  12. screw back up to engine
  13. ensure nub is closed and screw lower element back up
  14. fill engine with 4 litres of oil
  15. attempt to start car but kill quickly a few times to build oil pressure
  16. start car, allow to warm , leave then switch off and check 10 mins later
  17. Top up as necessary
  18. refit undertray
  19. check for leaks
Reset Service interval

I have a VCDS cable so its a simple SRI function to reset this.
cycle ignition and check service warning removed

Now ready for another 10,000 miles or 365 days (ish)





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