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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: gti fly bye on 20 January 2008, 17:54

Title: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: gti fly bye on 20 January 2008, 17:54

Never changed one before on a tdi, its a mk4 gt tdi?
Petrol ones make more sense!!! :laugh:

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: saul79 on 20 January 2008, 18:06

lift the engine cover off ,you will see a filter housing filter is in side it ,i use oil filter strap to loosen it.(pd)

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: gti fly bye on 20 January 2008, 21:02

so its just a case of twisting off the cap and pulling out the old filter?

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: Ridg on 21 January 2008, 09:58

Quote from: gti fly bye on 20 January 2008, 21:02

so its just a case of twisting off the cap and pulling out the old filter?

uncrew filter cap,
remove the plastic rod that holds the filter
remove filter
change the 2 o-rings (come with filter)
put filter in
reinsert rod
re-screw cap.

clean up mess

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: Phil.O on 21 January 2008, 19:17

not had a chance to look yet so might be a really simple job but where is the drain for the oil?

gonna change the oil in my gt-tdi but not entirely sure as to how to do it, was easy in my old 306 but not had a go in the golf yet

any hints and tips would be great

cheers all

Phil

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: Ridg on 21 January 2008, 21:54

oil change is peice of cake, and you could probably do it without jacking the car up (assuming you can remove the sump cover)

jack up, remove the sump cover (about 8 screws T25 IIRC)

remove sump plug, drain oil, replace with new plug and seal, change filter, add oil run engine on idle job done

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: Phil.O on 21 January 2008, 22:02

i take it the sump plug is obvious?

new plug?

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: Ridg on 22 January 2008, 09:41

Quote from: Phil.O on 21 January 2008, 22:02

i take it the sump plug is obvious?

new plug?

yeah IIRC its the only bolt on the base of the sump

i've not changed the sump plug myself, as my friends got a machine that drains the oil through the dip stick hole, but i think the plugs come with the seal and you're looking at a few £ so do both.

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: th3musicmak3r on 03 March 2010, 19:39

bit old i knw but what that system that drains it though the dipstick hole surely that cant get all the crap out

Title: Re: HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TDI OIL FILTER?
Post by: Jay on 03 March 2010, 21:08

There shouldn't be any crap at the bottom, that's what the filter is for  :wink: