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Sugar79

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oil change
« on: 23 May 2005, 10:50 »
My dad's gonna help me do a oil change hopefully this week, ive got a new oil filter, and iam going to get some of that oil from VW, but what else do i need, and what spanner will i need to undo the sump?

Cheers

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Offline richy

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Re: oil change
« Reply #1 on: 24 May 2005, 13:15 »
You should really also get a new seal too - A garage would replace this when they do an oil change to get a good tight seal. 
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Sugar79

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Re: oil change
« Reply #2 on: 24 May 2005, 14:13 »
just got back from vw and i got some oil n a new sump with washer all for about £17, not bad from vw, as i was driving out they had a silver R32 sitting there with a £21k price tag.... sob  :cry:
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Offline nrgizerbunny

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Re: oil change
« Reply #3 on: 24 May 2005, 20:30 »
if i remember correctly its a 6mm allen head bolt. I am always getting confused between the 3 vw's in our house golf, polo and passat.

you should have got a new o ring for the oil filter - provided its the paper type
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Re: oil change
« Reply #4 on: 25 May 2005, 08:50 »
never seen a 6mm allen bolt as a sump plug before ?!

cant remember if its 17mm or 19mm socket that you need .. ill be doing mine on saturday, i always replace the plug+washer too, good practice.
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Sugar79

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Re: oil change
« Reply #5 on: 25 May 2005, 10:49 »
done the oil change, looks like the service i paid for last year was money down the drain, looks like they did  nothing and nothing had been replaced!!!
Iam gonna have to do regular oil changes till the oil looks half decent now..


I HATE GARAGES!!!!  :angry:
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Offline nrgizerbunny

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Re: oil change
« Reply #6 on: 25 May 2005, 11:11 »
vw's have started to go for either torx or allen head bolts now. the calipers are all allen head bolts!

 i'm thinking the bolt must be allen on my mum's polo

sugar, you have just joined my school of thought  :grin:
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Sugar79

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Re: oil change
« Reply #7 on: 25 May 2005, 11:48 »
well this afternoon iam going back to the garage that done my cambelt TO KICK OFF as i think ive figured out whats causing the knocking sound.

First of all i found a bottle of tip-ex which had fallen down on my steering rack n torson bar (think thats how its spelt)and has f*cking leaked everywhere.

And looking at the engine mount, the bolt looks double thread and is not sitting where it should be, hence when i pull away there is a loud knock..

I have problem after problem with my car and its not the car as such its the f*cking garages f*cking it up all the time.  :angry:  :angry:  :angry:   :angry:  :angry:  :angry:  :angry:

***RANT OVER****
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Sugar79

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Re: oil change
« Reply #8 on: 26 May 2005, 15:53 »
just thought i let people know that the knocking sound that i was hearing when pulling away was bcoz the people who changed my cambelt didnt do the engine mount up tight enough  :rolleyes:  :rolleyes:

All sorted now yay.
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