Zonda_ 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Can you do it on a driveway? Been looking at the engine and as far as I can tell the car is gonna need to be on a lift or over a pit to gain access to the oil filter. Link to post Share on other sites
PhillT 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 did mine myself on my gravel drivewayI needed 2 trolley jacks (or axle stands) to get the front end high enough to fit a bucket under the sump plug to drain it, which is more than high enough to get at the oil filterHTHPhill Link to post Share on other sites
vr6madmike 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Stuff that we use a pump to suck it out via the dipstick! 10min job! Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Stuff that we use a pump to suck it out via the dipstick! 10min job!and the oil filter ... Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 yes you can do it yourself , jack up the front as said before drop the filter 32 or 36mm i think , then drain the sump 19mm is the plug Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I've done lots of VR oil changes on the driveway - just put the front of the car on axle stands and you can get easy access to the oil filter (in front of the engine) and sump drain plug (at the back of the sump.1) Park the car on level ground then run the car for 15 mins to warm up the oil2) jack the front of the car up and put it on axle stands both sides. Make sure you locate the axle stands on the proper points on the chassis!3) undo the sump plug (19mm bolt) and drain the oil into a container (leave draining for 10 mins)4) put the sump plug back in and tighten to 22lb-ft5) place the container under the oil filter housing and remove the allen bolt (6mm I think) from the bottom of the housing. more oil will drain into the container.6) refit & tighten the allen bolt.7) undo the oil filter cap (use a 36mm socket). A long bar may be required. The cap will come off with the oil filter still attached.8) Discard the old oil filter and the rubber O-ring that goes around the edge of the cap.9) Fit the new filter and the new O-ring that came with it. Obviously the new filter & O-ring go on the same way the old ones came off!9) offer the oil filter cap up to the housing on the engine, screw it in by hand as far as you can, then tighten to 22lb-ft.10) Put the new oil into the engine. You will need 6 litres - that's one standard 5ltr can plus one 1ltr top-up bottle. Quantum Synta Silver 10W-40 (available from VW dealers or GSF) is the best stuff to use on a standard VR.11) Start engine and idlefor 2 minutes, then check oil level is between the 2 marks on the dipstick.12) Take car off axle stands and make a cup of tea.If anyone can provide some photos to go with this procedure, I'll put it in the guides section. Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I've done lots of VR oil changes on the driveway - just put the front of the car on axle stands and you can get easy access to the oil filter (in front of the engine) and sump drain plug (at the back of the sump.1) Park the car on level ground then run the car for 15 mins to warm up the oil2) jack the front of the car up and put it on axle stands both sides. Make sure you locate the axle stands on the proper points on the chassis!3) undo the sump plug (19mm bolt) and drain the oil into a container (leave draining for 10 mins)4) put the sump plug back in and tighten to 22lb-ft5) place the container under the oil filter housing and remove the allen bolt (6mm I think) from the bottom of the housing. more oil will drain into the container.6) refit & tighten the allen bolt.7) undo the oil filter cap (use a 36mm socket). A long bar may be required. The cap will come off with the oil filter still attached.8) Discard the old oil filter and the rubber O-ring that goes around the edge of the cap.9) Fit the new filter and the new O-ring that came with it. Obviously the new filter & O-ring go on the same way the old ones came off!9) offer the oil filter cap up to the housing on the engine' date=' screw it in by hand as far as you can, then tighten to 22lb-ft.10) Put the new oil into the engine. You will need 6 litres - that's one standard 5ltr can plus one 1ltr top-up bottle. Quantum Synta Silver 10W-40 (available from VW dealers or GSF) is the best stuff to use on a standard VR.11) Start engine and idlefor 2 minutes, then check oil level is between the 2 marks on the dipstick.12) Take car off axle stands and make a cup of tea.If anyone can provide some photos to go with this procedure, I'll put it in the guides section.[/quote'] A worthy sticky IMO...nice one Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Agreed a really useful and easy follow set of instructions.Cheers mate Link to post Share on other sites
PhillT 0 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 no. 5 would have saved me getting oil over the drive! Link to post Share on other sites
Zonda_ 0 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Nice set of idiot proof instructions there mate cheers! Our drive is on a slight slope but I've had the car on axle stands with the rear wheels chocked to stop any movement plenty of times. If the sump plug is at the back it'll be ok anyway.Now can you do a similar guide for changing spark plus? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 no. 5 would have saved me getting oil over the drive!Ditto, did exactly the same myself then realised the 5 litre oil pan I've got wasn't big enough for the amount of oil in the engine lol Link to post Share on other sites
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