oil change

[jjrho]

Great posting.... just did my first oil change at 5800 milea....wanted to do it at 3000 but...
Anyway.... Luke your posting said.... drain 1 2 4 5 & 8 are the only ones you need to drain..... it drains 90+ % of the oil.... you don't need to remove any of the under trays either....as these 4 are in plain view.... my next oil change will take 30 min....not 3 hes....I marked the drains bolts with a sharpie..... next time I'll etch it....
I put in 8 qts of oil.... I'm above the line on dip stick but being a sump system....it should not matter.... I can't believe dealer charges 800$ for oil change.... cost $120 in parts....

Btw.... when motor is cold...sat for a few days....does the cold oil level on the dipstick have any relevance??

[Lambofan35]

Great posting.... just did my first oil change at 5800 milea....wanted to do it at 3000 but...
Anyway.... Luke your posting said.... drain 1 2 4 5 & 8 are the only ones you need to drain..... it drains 90+ % of the oil.... you don't need to remove any of the under trays either....as these 4 are in plain view.... my next oil change will take 30 min....not 3 hes....I marked the drains bolts with a sharpie..... next time I'll etch it....
I put in 8 qts of oil.... I'm above the line on dip stick but being a sump system....it should not matter.... I can't believe dealer charges 800$ for oil change.... cost $120 in parts....

Btw.... when motor is cold...sat for a few days....does the cold oil level on the dipstick have any relevance??

You can use the dipstick when cold to get an idea but the book says to only check it when it’s warmed up.

I just used a vacuum pump and got about 5.5 liters through the oil cap only so that was kind of interesting. You can change the oil filter and pump out more than half the oil without going under the car.

[number3]

How did You reset the reminder.?

[Ferruccio]

Great post @Doltmo, thanks, even though i will prob never do this myself

[lowpue]

Great post @Doltmo, thanks, even though i will prob never do this myself

This convinces me I will never do it myself!!! :-) I just did checked the oil in my car and just doing that I had to remove about 10 fasteners. It looks like I am in the fill region of the dipstick so I need to add. The owners manual says I need Castrol SLX LongLife III 5W-30 (VW 504 00) which is different from what is listed in this thread.

[breakskeet]

This convinces me I will never do it myself!!! :-) I just did checked the oil in my car and just doing that I had to remove about 10 fasteners. It looks like I am in the fill region of the dipstick so I need to add. The owners manual says I need Castrol SLX LongLife III 5W-30 (VW 504 00) which is different from what is listed in this thread.

The SLX Longlife III has been renamed to Edge Professional LL03. Same oil. Different name.


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[Andrew@rsc]

Great Write up

Thank you!

[DoctaM3]

WOW!! Awesome write-up. Although I doubt I will ever do this myself, this is very useful. Another reason why I love this forum!

[Gone]

Very nice explanation.
Doltmo, how were you able to re-set the oil service indicator monitor?

[doltmo]

I've not looked into that yet. I change the oil every 5000 miles, so I don't rely on the built-in reminder. I still take the car in for the scheduled service (to keep the extended warranty valid), so the reminder function is reset at that time.