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

SERVICE KIT VW GOLF MK6 2.0 GTI EDITION 35 CDLG OIL AIR FILTERS +OIL (2011-2012)

• 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)